Legal Opinion
George v. United Fruit Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 29, 1961No. 203PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAMUEL, Judge.
This is a suit for workmen’s compensation. Plaintiff, a 65 year old man at the time he allegedly suffered his injury, had worked as a longshoreman for more than 30 years. The basis of his claim is an accident which he says occurred on December 15 while working as a longshoreman on a New Orleans dock in the employ of the defendant.
The job was being performed by a “work gang” consisting of several men, one of whom operated a scale and another a lift truck. Plaintiff’s duties required him to roll or skid 100 lb. feed sacks to a fellow worker who started them down a chute. He…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Custer v. Higgins IndustriesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
- Circello v. Haas & Haynie Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Montgomery v. Walter Kellogg Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Washington v. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Doane v. McElhiney Lithographing Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Williams v. New Orleans Paper Box CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Dunn v. Glen D. Lowe Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Lewis v. Walton & Livaudais, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963