MYERS v. DRONET

No. 01-5.

801 So.2d 1097 (2001)

Elton J. MYERS, Sr. v. Hazel DRONET, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 22, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. David Vaughan, II, Plauche, Smith, & Nieset, Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee, State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., Hazel Dronet.

J.B. Jones, III, Jones Law Firm, Cameron, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant, Elton J. Myers, Sr.

Court composed of BILLIE COLOMBARO WOODARD, MARC T. AMY, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


WOODARD, Judge.

In the instant litigation, Mr. Elton Myers, Sr. asserts that Ms. Hazel Dronet acted negligently when she failed to properly maintain an electric hand-held grinder, which allegedly injured his right eye. The issue is whether the trial court erred when it found that she did not owe him a duty and, consequently, granted her motion for summary judgment.

In order to adequately analyze Mr. Myers' cause of action, we must examine

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