Summary
In Casto v. Fred's Painting, Inc., 692 So.2d 408 (La. 1997), the Court held that an employer's refrigerator which delivered a shock each and every time a person came into contact with the refrigerator's metal surface did not give rise to intentional conduct.
Summary of this case from Musacchia v. Sanderson Farms Inc.Opinion
No. 97-CC-0374
April 4, 1997
IN RE: Fred's Painting Inc.; Nicklas, Manfred; — Defendant(s); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs; Parish of Jefferson 24th Judicial District Court Div. "B" Number 453-173; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, Number 96-CW-0405
Granted. Judgment of the trial court is reversed. Summary judgment is granted in favor of Fred's Painting, Inc. and Manfred Nicklas, dismissing plaintiff's suit against them with prejudice. See Alexander v. Ingersoll-Rand, 661 So.2d 1365 (La. 1995).
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CALOGERO, C.J. not on panel.
LEMMON, J. would grant and docket.
KIMBALL, J. would grant and docket.
JOHNSON, J. would grant and docket.