Legal Opinion
Sharp v. United Fire & Indemnity Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 23, 2015No. 2015 CA 0976PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLENDON, J.
I ¡An employee, .who filed a petition for damages against his employer, appeals the judgment of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of his employer. The trial court dismissed the employee’s claims, concluding that the employee’s sole remedy against his employer was in workers’ compensation. For .the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On September 12, 2013, Melvin Sharp and his supervisor, Charles Tayior, both employees of Ellis Electric Company, were on their lunch break when they went to Capitol One Rank in Prairieville, Louisiana, to cash their…
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