Lester J. Leger v. Amerada Hess Corporation, Consolidated Underwriters, Intervenor

The sole issue on this appeal in this diversity case is whether Lester J. Leger was the statutory employee of Amerada Hess for purposes of exclusive liability under the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation statutes, La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 23:-1032 and § 23:1061. 1 The court below granted summary judgment for the defendant. We affirm.

Leger’s general employer was Townsend Brothers, a firm which supplied labor to Amerada on a daily basis. At the time of his injury, Leger was engaged in cleaning up oil spilled from a separator at Amerada’s work site under the direction of a supervisor supplied by Amerada.