DEAN v. SOUTHMARK CONST.

No. 2003-C-1051.

879 So.2d 112 (2004)

Jody C. DEAN v. SOUTHMARK CONSTRUCTION and Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

July 6, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Paul R. Matzen, Paul R. Matzen, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Applicant.

Juge, Napolitano, Guilbeau, Ruli & Frieman, Robert J. May, Johnson, Stiltner & Rahman, Jefferey J. Warrens, Baton Rouge, Maria Antoinette Finley, Counsel for Respondent.


JOHNSON, J.

We granted certiorari of plaintiff's writ application to determine whether the Court of Appeal erred in its determination that the instant parties did not have a statutory employer-employee relationship, and reversed the Office of Workers' Compensation's judgment in favor of benefits for the plaintiff. For the following reasons, we conclude that SouthMark Construction waived its defense that it was not Dean's statutory employer. Further, the court misapplied...

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