SHARP v. UNITED FIRE & INDEM. CO.

No. 2015 CA 0976.

185 So.3d 830 (2015)

Melvin SHARP v. UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, Progressive Paloverde Insurance Company, Ellis Electric Company, Charles Taylor & Ernie Gautreaux, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 23, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Frugé , Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Melvin Sharp.

Brad M. Boudreaux , Sarah Eilts Assad , Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Ellis Electric Company and Charles Taylor.

William C. Lozes , Covington, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, United Fire and Indemnity Company.

Before McDONALD, McCLENDON, and THERIOT, JJ.


An employee, who filed a petition for damages against his employer, appeals the judgment of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of his employer. The trial court dismissed the employee's claims, concluding that the employee's sole remedy against his employer was in workers' compensation. For the following reasons, we...

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