Pitre v. Dufrene

GOTHARD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment granting an exception of no right and/or cause of action dismissing with prejudice the cross-claim and third party demands of Head and Engquist Equipment, Inc. against Murray Pitre, Clifton Dufrene and Total Marine Services, Inc. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

On August 8, 1990, Murray Pitre (Pitre) was injured when a crane manufactured by Grove North America, Division of Kidde Industries, Inc. (Grove) rolled over him. At the time of the accident, Clifton Dufrene (Dufrene), an employee of Total Marine Services, Inc. (Total Marine) was…