Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Wood
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 22, 1991No. Nos. CA 90 1496, CA 90 1497PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIN, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment granting a motion for summary judgment.
Plaintiff’s suit alleges that Carl Henry Johnson was operating a Honda motorcycle east on Highway 190 in Hammond, Louisiana, when it was struck by an automobile operated by Donnie Wood. It is claimed that Donnie Wood was in the course and scope of her employment with Hammond Daily Star Publishing Co., Inc., (Daily Star) delivering newspapers when the accident occurred. The Daily Star filed a motion for summary judgment claiming that Wood was not an employee of the paper but an independent contractor. The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Verrett v. Houma Newspapers, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Monnerjahn v. Times Picayune Pub. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
- Adams v. Times-Picayune Pub. Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
3Cited by3 opinions
- Adams v. Greenhill Petroleum Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- Johnson v. WoodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Johnson v. WoodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992