Ortego v. Howard Trucking & Construction Co.

CHIASSON, Judge.

This is an appeal of a summary judgment dismissing the suit of Stanley and Ruth Ortego, plaintiffs-appellants, against Texaco, Inc., defendant-appellee.

The appellants’ son, Michael Ortego, was killed in an industrial accident at the Texaco yard in Morgan City on September 14, 1974. Michael Ortego’s death is alleged to have occurred in the course and scope of his employment by Howard Trucking and Construction Company, Inc.

The accident occurred when pipe owned by Texaco rolled off a truck owned by King Trucking Company while it was being loaded onto the truck by a crane owned…