HAIR v. LOUISIANA CRANE & TRUCKING CO.

No. 43,566-WCA.

996 So.2d 435 (2008)

Clyde HAIR, Plaintiff-Appellant v. LOUISIANA CRANE & TRUCKING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 17, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Neal Law Offices By Hodge O'Neal, III, Baton Rouge, for Appellant.

Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio, L.L.P., By John Bibb Saye, Monroe, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, DREW and LOLLEY, JJ.


DREW, J.

The sole issue is whether the injured truck driver was an employee entitled to workers' compensation benefits or an independent contractor who was not. Clyde W. Hair, a trucker, hauled goods for Louisiana Crane and Trucking Company ("LCT"), a carrier, beginning in 1999. On August 23, 2005, the business relationship was formalized by contract to be that of an independent contractor.

Less than a year later, on May 23, 2006, and while hauling a load...

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