Allen v. Dresser Industries, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
12D ALE Y, Judge.
Appellant, Lafarge Concrete, appeals the dismissal of its Workers’ Compensation Intervention in the tort suit of its employee, Jimmy Allen. We remand, finding that La-farge’s intervention was not dismissed with the dismissal of Allen’s suit against Dresser.
On June 1, 1991, Allen was in the course and scope of his employment with Lafarge at a Dresser Industries worksite at the Shell Refinery in Norco when he was allegedly injured by the actions of a Dresser employee. Allen filed a claim for compensation with Lafarge, who paid Allen’s medical expenses and workers’ compensation…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Billedeaux v. AdamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Jordan v. SuttonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986