Legal Opinion
Reed v. Gulf Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 24, 1984No. CA-0350PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Judge.
Plaintiff John Reed was injured when he was attempting to help a friend, Charles Williams, maneuver a refrigerator down a flight of stairs. Plaintiff sued House of DeCor and its insurer on the ground that as Williams’s employer it was vicariously liable for his tortious conduct. After a trial by jury, Williams was found to be an employee of House of DeCor, and plaintiff was awarded $200,000.00 in damages. On appeal to this court, we found that the jury was not in error in its finding that Williams was an employee. We also found that the trial court improperly failed to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. RobertsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Harris v. Hymel Store Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Reed v. Gulf Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Security Insurance Co. of Hartford v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
3Cited by8 opinions
- Barnes v. ThamesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- Reed v. House of Decor, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Laborde v. Velsicol Chemical Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- Whittington v. American Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
- Fontenot v. Hanover Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
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