Smith v. Normand Children Diversified Class Trust

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Richard Smith was injured on the job in an explosion. He received workers’ compensation benefits through his employer, but in this third-party action he seeks tort damages from various other entities he contends are responsible for his injury.

¶ 2. Smith initially filed a lawsuit (Smith I) in the Circuit Court of Harrison County against three defendants that shared the workspace with his employer. He later sought to add the Normand Children Diversified Class Trust (“the Trust”), the owner of the building where the explosion occurred, as a defendant. Smith filed a…