Legal Opinion
Ledet ex rel. Ledet v. Robinson Helicopter Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 15, 2016No. 2015 CA 1218PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHigginbotham, J.
IsThis wrongful death action arises out of a helicopter crash that occurred in St. Mary Parish on January 19, 2012, killing both' men aboard, Lanny Ledet and Jason McKean. Mr. Ledet’s former wife, as tu-trix of their minor son, appealed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Mr. McKean’s employer, finding that Mr. McKean was not in the course and scope of his employment at the time of the crash.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
At the time of his death, Mr. Ledet, was the ranch manager at Golden Ranch Plantation, which included alligator farming as part of its business. On the day…
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