Fidelity Union Casualty Co. v. Carpenter

ON THE MERITS

Plaintiff’s right to recover against Carpenter depends on whether Lamar Gordy, the injured employee, could have recovered against him if he had brought suit for damages.

The Dixie Roofing Company, the employer of Gordy, has its establishment in the city of Monroe. The company had a contract to do some work at Oak Grove, in West Carroll parish, and on the morning of July 19, 1927, Gordy and other employees reported for duty, and were instructed to prepare for a trip to Oak Grove where they would be detained for several days. Gordy and the others, it seems, lived in West Monroe,…