Legal Opinion
Porter v. Saia Motor Freight Line, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 19, 1997No. 96-1141PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WOODARD, Judge.
Workers’ compensation insurer, who intervened in employee’s tort action against third-party, appeals a decision of the district court, precluding it from participating in a jury trial on the main demand. We affirm.
FACTS
On or about July 26, 1993, plaintiff Kenneth Porter sustained an injury which arose out of, and in the course of, his employment with Office Depot. At the time of the injury, Porter was unloading merchandise for Office Depot from a Saia Motor Freight Line (Saia) trailer. He claims that he was injured when he fell into a hole injjthe floor of the trailer. Office…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Moody v. ArabieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Roche v. Big Moose Oil Field Truck ServiceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Williams v. State, Dept. of Health & HospitalsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- Broussard v. Olin Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
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- Legros v. Westlake Polymers Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1997