Legal Opinion

Smith v. Moreau

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 2, 2017No. 2017 CA 0003PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCrain, J.

| gThe plaintiff, Kristopher Smith, appeals a summary judgment dismissing his claims against Canal Indemnity Company. We reverse and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Smith alleges- he was injured while working at Moreau’s Material Yard, LLC. He sued Moreau’s and its owner, Ricky Moreau,-'as well as their commercial general liability insurer, Canal, alleging the accident was caused by the negligence of Moreau’s and Ricky. At the time of the accident,. Smith had worked at Moreau’s for about two weeks. The nature of his employment is the central issue in this ap.-peal.

Canal filed a motion for…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Leake v. ParsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
  2. Holmes v. HendricksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
  3. Hickman Ex Rel. Iles v. Southern Pacific Transport Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  4. Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. JacobsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
  5. Root Glass Co. v. GaglianoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929

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