Young v. City of Plaquemine

By this appeal, the plaintiffs contest the granting of summary judgment in favor of two defendants and the dismissal of those defendants from their action for damages resulting from lead poisoning. For the following reasons, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand. It is undisputed that, on August 12, 1993, the City of Plaquemine entered into a contract with architect Gary Hebert for the renovation of a building it had recently purchased in Plaquemine, Louisiana, to be used as a police station for the Plaquemine Police Department (Plaquemine Police Station). The contract was publicly bid and subsequently awarded to Edward Earl Comeaux d/b/a Comeaux Brothers Construction (Comeaux Brothers), on November 28, 1994. Comeaux Brothers subcontracted the painting services to Stockton Painting Company, the employer of the plaintiffs, Michael Garvin, 1 Thomas Wayne Young and Randy Joseph Sanchez.