WICKER v. HARMONY CORP.

Nos. 2000 CA 0231, 2000 CA 0232.

784 So.2d 660 (2001)

Deborah WICKER, Individually and as Natural Tutrix of Damon Kendell Wicker v. HARMONY CORPORATION, et al. Deborah Wicker, Individually and as Natural Tutrix of Damon Kendell Wicker v. Harmony Corporation, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick A. Caballero, Randolph A. Piedrahita, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant, Deborah Wicker, Individually and as natural tutrix of Damon Kendell Wicker.

L. Stephen Rastains, Ken J. Stewart, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Natalia Wicker, et al.

James H. Gibson, William H. Parker, III, Lafayette, Counsel for Formosa Plastics Corp.

Joseph A. Schittone, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Nalco Chemical Company.

Daniel R. Atkinson, Sr., Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee, Harmony Corporation.

Before: WHIPPLE, KUHN and DOWNING, JJ.


DOWNING, J.

Kenneth Wicker,1 an employee of Formosa Plastics at its plant in Baton Rouge, sustained injuries causing his death while he was prepping a leaking pipe for repair. Harmony Corporation, appellee herein, had a maintenance contract with Formosa and was responsible for repairing the leaking pipe. Plaintiffs alleged that Harmony owed a duty to protect or at least to warn Wicker of the dangers associated with these repairs. Harmony...

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