Thomas v. Buquet & Le Blanc, Inc.

FRUGÉ, Judge ad hoc.

Plaintiff, Ennis Thomas, instituted suit in tort against Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Inc. and its insurer, The Travelers Insurance Company, for damages sustained when he was allegedly struck on the head by an oxygen cylinder cap as he entered, in the status of an invitee, a rest room on the defendant hospital’s premises. Buquet Surety Corporation, were joined as party defendants inasmuch as the construction firm was performing certain alterations and repairs near the scene of the accident at the time.

In his petition, as amended, plaintiff attributes his alleged injuries…