Legal Opinion
Ragland v. Hodge
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 8, 1999No. 32,433-CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
. JjDREW, J.
On October 3, 1994, Orville “Diddle” Hodge was involved in a vehicular accident with a pedestrian named Joe L. Ragland. The legal questions are, at the time of the accident: (1) Was Mr. Hodge an employee of Leroy Piercy, d/b/a Lee’s Electric; and if so, (2) Was Mr. Hodge in the course and scope of his employment? The trial court answered these questions in the negative. We agree and affirm the judgment for the following reasons.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
An elderly man, Ragland was walking across the parking lot of the Pñot, a gas/diesel store combined with a Wendy’s Restaurant in Rayville…
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