Norton ex rel. Norton v. Hale
Norton ex rel. Norton v. Hale
507 So. 2d 827; 1987 La. LEXIS 9332
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
Norton ex rel. Norton v. Hale
Opinion of the Court
Granted. The judgment maintaining the exception of no cause of action is set aside. The case is remanded to the district court to permit plaintiff to amend her petition to allege (1) a demand for worker’s compensation benefits based on her dependency, if the minor was in the course of employment with defendant Hale, or (2) an alternative demand for recovery in tort, if, as alleged in the codefendant’s answer, the minor was not in the course of his employment.
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