Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Industrial Fill Materials, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 2, 2003No. Nos. 2002 CA 2021, 2002 CA 2022, 2002 CA 2023PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J^CIACCIO, J.
Plaintiffs appeal a directed verdict dismissing their workers compensation claim with prejudice.
*38FACTS
Truck driver William Georgetown died when the bed of his dump truck fell and crushed him. There were no witnesses to the accident but Georgetown had just reported to Ronnie Vallery that the bed was not working properly.
The mothers of Georgetown’s three children, Josie Warner, Carolyn Mitchell, and Jocelyn Phillips, filed a disputed claim for Compensation against Terry Vallery Trucking (TVT), Ronnie Vallery Trucking (RVT), and Industrial Fill Materials, Inc. (IFM) and its insurer,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Grayson v. RB Ammon and Associates, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
- Lewis v. Houma IndustriesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- Godeaux v. Lewis Chapman Construction Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
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