Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Cloud
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 24, 1964No. 1169PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAVOY, Judge.
Plaintiff brought suit for recovery of workmen’s compensation benefits as for total, permanent disability plus penalties and attorneys’ fees.
With respect to disability, plaintiff’s petition alleged that he was injured on November 14, 1960, while employed as a pulpwood cutter, when a tree fell and struck him across the shoulders and back. He also suffered a broken right femur, just below the hip.
With respect to the rate of compensation, his petition alleged that he was entitled to payments of $35.00 per week.
Defendants’ answer admitted the accident and the hazardous nature of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nesmith v. Reich Bros.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Anderson v. Continental Can CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Griffin v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Allen v. Insurance Company of North AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Cain v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Gonzales v. Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
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