Legal Opinion
Eaves v. Louisiana Cypress Lumber Company
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 24, 1969No. 49253PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
On September 3, 1964 Duelle D. Eaves, the plaintiff herein, was accidentally struck in the face with a wrench while acting in the course and scope of his employment as a millwright with the Louisiana Cypress Lumber Company.
This suit against plaintiff’s employer (filed on September 1, 1965), for workmen’s compensation benefits allegedly due as the result of the accident, was dismissed by the district court. Plaintiff appealed.
The Court of Appeal reversed the judgment, and it awarded plaintiff compensation at the rate of $35 per week for 100 weeks under the provisions of LRS…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carrington v. Consolidated UnderwritersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Lyons v. PirelloLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Eaves v. Louisiana Cypress Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Eaves v. Louisiana Cypress Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Jenkins v. Orleans Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Arthur v. McConnellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Guillory v. Travelers Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
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