Legal Opinion · Dissent

Fletcher v. Anco Insulations, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 11, 2017No. 2016-CA-0424Published

1DissentMcKAY, C.J.

hi respectfully dissent from the majority opinion and would reverse the trial court’s judgment finding that James Huey Fletcher was a statutory employee of ExxonMo-bil.

The issue of statutory employment status is a mixed question of law and fact. Domino v. Folger Coffee Co., 2009-1278, p. 10 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2/10/10), 32 So.3d 956, 960-61 (citing William E. Crawford, 12 *472LA. CIVIL LAW TREATISE, TORT LAW § 27:51 (2d ed. 2009); Bassett Furniture Indus., Inc. v. McReynolds, 216 Va. 897, 899, 224 S.E.2d 323, 324 (1976) (noting that the issue of whether an independent contractor’s activities…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Reed v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  2. Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. v. McReynoldsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
  3. Lewis v. Exxon Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  4. Kirkland v. Riverwood Intern. USA, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
  5. DOMINIO v. Folger Coffee Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2010

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