Shelton v. Neal

WARD, Judge.

Edward Shelton, husband and father of plaintiffs, died on November 20, 1974, from burn injuries which he had received on November 7, 1974, while he was employed by Texaco Company, Inc. After the death of Mr. Shelton, his widow and two adult children filed this executive officer suit against Allen Neal, who was Shelton’s immediate supervisor at Texaco, and Woodrow Morgan, who was later dismissed from the suit. The accident occurred before the effective date of Act 144 of 1976 which immunized executive officers from claims for negligence of fellow employees.

The suit was filed…