Lynch v. Cities Service Refining Corp.

ELLIS, Judge.

This suit was originally brought against Cities Service Refining Corporation and the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, in tort, and in the alternative, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, L.S.A.-R.S. 23:1021 et seq. Plaintiff abandoned his claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. An intervention was filed by the Travelers Insurance Company, Workmen’s Compensation insurer of M. W. Kellog Company, employer of plaintiff, seeking to recover compensation and medical expenses it paid plaintiff, employee.

The District Court rendered judgment in favor of the defendants,…