Beach v. Pointe Coupee Electric Membership Corp.

13The issue in this appeal is whether defendants, Pointe Coupee Electric Membership Corporation and Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange, (Pointe Cou-pee) can be held responsible for injuries to Randy Beach, Donald McGehee, and S. Paul Didier, (plaintiffs), employees of independent contractor, while performing a repair. The trial court granted Pointe Cou-pee’s motion for summary judgment and from that judgment plaintiffs appeal. For the following reasons we reverse the judgment of the trial court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This matter arises from injuries that were allegedly caused by…