Arsenault v. Gulf States Utilities Co.

GROVER L. COVINGTON, Chief Judge.

The instant matter, an appeal from a default judgment in a third-party demand by the two third-party defendants, as well as by a corporation that was not party to the suit, but was cast in the judgment, presents a procedurally interesting situation. For the reasons hereinafter stated, the judgment of the trial court on the third-party demand will be vacated in part and affirmed in part.

I. Summary of Pleadings and Action in Trial Court

Plaintiff Thomas Arsenault originally filed a petition for damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained while on a job-site…