Legal Opinion
Rushing v. St. Paul Fire & Marine, Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 23, 2004No. 38,611-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
| GARRISON, J. (Pro Tempore).
The plaintiff, Charles Rushing, appeals a judgment in favor of the defendants, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company (“St.Paul”) and Giovanni Reid. The district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the grounds that plaintiffs exclusive remedy was a claim for workers’ compensation because he was injured in an accident while in the course of his employment. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
On November 7, 2001, Charles Rushing was a passenger in a 1997 GMC vehicle owned by the Order of Franciscan Friars and operated by Brother Giovanni…
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