Vernon v. South Central Bell Telephone Co.

|! GUIDRY, CMef Judge.

This is an appeal of a summary judgment rendered in a personal injury suit. Defendant/cross-claim defendant, C-D Utility Construction Company (CD), appeals the trial court’s summary judgment rendered in favor of defendant/cross-claim plaintiff, South Central Bell Telephone Company (SCB).

SCB and CD entered into an agreement, styled “Master Contract for Buried Service Wire”, on June 8, 1990 to cover the term from July 5, 1990 to July 4, 1993. Plaintiff, Walter Vernon, allegedly tripped on an unburied cable on October 5, 1991 and thereafter filed this suit joining SCB and…