London Guarantee & Accident Ins. v. Vicksburg, S. & P. R.

Plaintiff has appealed from a judgment dismissing this suit on an exception of no cause -or right of action.

In determining whether plaintiff has a cause or right of action, we take the allegations of the petition as the facts of the case. Being an insurance company, engaged in issuing enxployers’ liability insurance, plaintiff issued a policy to the Arnold Construction Company covering any and all accidents that might happen to any of the employees engaged in the construction of a roundhouse for the defendant railroad company. The Arnold Construction Company was an independent contractor, not…