Owens v. Neeb Kearney & Co.

YARRUT, Judge.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the District Court denying Plaintiff workmen’s compensation, statutory penalties and attorney’s fees, for total and permanent disability resulting from an accident during the course of his employment.

Defendants are the employer and compensation insurer, respectively.

Defendant-employer for many years had been engaged as freight handlers in loading and unloading freight on the docks in New Orleans.

Plaintiff was in their employ for three weeks as a common laborer to load and unload freight when he suffered his alleged injury.

Plaintiff…