Foreman v. Vermilion Parish Police Jury

HOOD, Judge.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, Dudley Foreman, when a cattle guard on which he was standing was struck by the boom or bucket of a Gradall machine. The machine was owned by the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, and was being operated by one of its employees, Gordy Lege. This suit was instituted originally against Lege, the Police Jury and Claurice Duhon, the latter being a member of the Police Jury.

Third party demands for indemnification were filed by these original defendants against Patterson-Redmond Equipment, Inc., from whom the Gradall…