Legal Opinion
Dupre v. Highlands Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 29, 1981No. 14136Published
1Opinion of the Court
LEAR, Judge.
The plaintiff, Joseph Dupre, an employee of Patterson and Edmondson Construction Company (Patterson), was injured on August 23, 1974, while in the course and scope of his employment in the yard of Otis Engineering Corporation (Otis) in Houma, Louisiana. Plaintiff filed this tort suit for damages arising out of the accident against Otis, its insurer, Highlands Insurance Company (Highlands), and three individuals, Frank Zepponi (Zepponi), Billy G. McCoy (McCoy), and Wilford Sedatol (Sedatol)1 as executive officers of Otis. Thereafter, Highlands intervened, as the workmen’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Adams v. Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Berry v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Berry v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chabina v. Travelers Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Chabina v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971