Lisenby v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.

This is an appeal from an order granting Tibbits Drilling Co., its liability insurer, Employers Casualty Company, and Fidelity & Casualty Company, insurer of Chartor Oil Co., summary judgment in a suit against them for wrongful death.

The decisive question at issue in determining the motion for summary judgment was whether a tort suit for damages in the Federal District Court in Louisiana was barred and prevented by the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Statute.

The deceased, Lisenby, a resident of Louisiana, contracted in Mississippi for employment with a Mississippi construction company…