Legal Opinion
Smith v. Continental Casualty Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 18, 2000No. 98 CA 2896PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| yFOIL, Judge.
This appeal challenges the trial court’s determination that plaintiffs tort suit against the state is barred by workers’ compensation immunity. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The facts serving as the basis for the appeal are not disputed. On October 1, 1997, Brad Smith was working as an inspector for the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) near the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and Louisiana Highway 1064 when he was struck and killed by a large dump truck. The dump truck, owned by Tycer Ready Mix, Inc., was travelling northbound on U.S. Hwy. 51 and…
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- O'REGAN v. Preferred Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
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