HESSE v. CHAMP SERVICE LINE

No. 2005-1565.

933 So.2d 247 (2006)

Carl Harris HESSE, et al. v. CHAMP SERVICE LINE, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Paul Foreman, Raggio, Cappel, Chozen & Berniard, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Investors-Ryan.

Thomas Justin Miller, Waller & Associates, Mandeville, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Travelers Insurance Company.

John R. Walker, Allen & Gooch, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, GKN Parts.

Joe A. Brame, Brame & McCain, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

D. Carson Marcantel, Delatte, Edwards & Marcantel, Todd C. Comeaux Maley, Comeaux & Falterman, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Carl Harris Hesse.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, OSWALD A. DECUIR, JIMMIE C. PETERS, MARC T. AMY, and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.


DECUIR, Judge.

Defendant, Investors-Ryan, appeals a judgment finding it liable for damages suffered by Carl Hesse, an employee of Investors-Ryan's lessee, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

FACTS

Carl Hesse was employed as a mechanic for Goodyear on August 18, 1990. While inspecting the underside of a vehicle prior to changing the water pump, Hesse hung a portable work light on the fuel pump to illuminate the area. When Hesse reached for the water...

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