Smith v. Louisiana Paving Co.

ELLIS, Judge:

This is a suit by Norman Vincent Smith for damages for personal injuries suffered when a hot oil tank exploded. Defendants are Louisiana Paving Company, Inc. and T. L. James & Company, Inc. Sentry Insurance A Mutual Company, the compensation insurer of plaintiff’s employer, Thompson Electric Service, Inc., has intervened, seeking reimbursement, from any judgment recovered by plaintiff, for compensation paid to him. After trial on the merits judgment was rendered dismissing plaintiff’s suit, and both he and Sentry have appealed.

The record shows that Louisiana Paving is engaged in…