Louisiana Court of Appeal March 8, 1983, No. 82 CA 0266 (Reulet Electric Co. v. Bryant)

LEAR, Judge.

The home of Dr. and Mrs. D’Orsay D. Bryant was damaged by fire in 1979. As a result of this, the Bryants contacted their insurer, who employed Vinsant Painting and Decorating, Inc. of Birmingham, Alabama, as contractor. Vinsant then employed Mr. Reulet, of Reulet Electric Company, Inc., to do certain electrical work in the Bryants’ home. A dispute over whether Mr.