81-C-1291 Precedential Processed

Guinn v. Progress Drilling, Inc.

Louisiana Supreme Court · Filed June 12, 1981 · 401 So. 2d 978

Also decided on this docket: La., June 12, 1981 401 So. 2d 978

Cited by

Keller v. Evans Cooperage, Inc. 641 So. 2d 552 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1994
Williams v. Gervais F. Favrot Co. 499 So. 2d 623 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1986
Lewis v. Exxon Corp. 441 So. 2d 192 La. 1983

Opinion text

401 So.2d 978 (1981) Kenneth Austin GUINN v. PROGRESS DRILLING, INC. No. 81-C-1291. Supreme Court of Louisiana. June 12, 1981. *979 Granted. The summary judgment is reversed. The material facts that are not genuinely disputed do not entitle mover to judgment as a matter of law. C.C.P. art. 966. The case is remanded to the trial court for trial on the merits. DIXON, C. J., concurs, and would add that the test used by the Court of Appeal to determine whether defendant was a "statutory employer" was incomplete. DENNIS, J., concurs.