Ewert v. Georgia Casualty & Surety Co.

GUIDRY, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s judgment sustaining defendants’ exception of no cause of action and dismissing plaintiff’s suit.

The only issue presented on appeal concerns whether plaintiff’s petition states a cause of action in intentional tort against defendants, thereby avoiding the exclusive remedy of the Louisiana Worker’s Compensation Act. La.R.S. 23:1032.1

Plaintiff, Joyce Pierce Ewert, instituted this suit on behalf of her minor son, Timothy Pierce, against Wayne Ordner, Bayou Timber Company, Inc. and Georgia Casualty and Surety Company. Plaintiff alleged that her…