Williams v. Homco International, Inc.

COVINGTON, Judge.

This case arose out of an industrial accident on July 8, 1976, in which plaintiff, Melvin Williams, sustained severe burns while in the course and scope of his employment with Homco International, Inc. at its plant in Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Suit was brought on October 26,1976, against his employer, Homco; the general supervisor of operations, William E. Alford; the plant operations manager, James Ott; and their insurer, Continental Casualty Company. The suit against Alford and Ott was an “executive officer” claim, based on the failure to provide the employee…