Legal Opinion
Heiser v. Gibson
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 25, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-1532PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
Frank Heiser brought this suit against J. T. Gibson and Guinn Wilkinson, executive officers of his employer, for the injuries he claims he sustained when the company truck in which he was riding collided with another vehicle. The theory of liability is novel: these company officials should be held personally liable because they forced the driver of the truck to work so long and so hard that the accident ensued. Gibson and Wilkinson have brought third-party claims against Continental Casualty Company, which insured the company against both manufacturers’ and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Myers v. Fidelity & Casualty Company of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Manuel v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
3Cited by14 opinions
- Credeur v. LukeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Great Southwest Fire Insurance v. Hercules Building & Wrecking Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1993
- Doty v. Safeco Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Duncan Petroleum Transport, Inc. v. Aetna InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Mauterer v. Associated Indem. Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
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