Martin v. State

This is a suit in which the plaintiff, who alleges that he was employed by the State of Louisiana as a gardener on the grounds of the State Capitol at Baton Rouge, seeks to obtain judgment against the State fixing the weekly compensation he claims to be due him under the Workmen's Compensation Statute for an injury which he avers he suffered by an accident on October 23, 1939, while he was engaged in the performance of the duties for which he was employed.

His suit was dismissed in the lower court on an exception of no cause or right of action based on the alleged unconstitutionality of the…