Legal Opinion
Simien v. Haas-Hirsch Estate
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 30, 1973No. 4186PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
The defendant employer appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff employee workmen’s compensation benefits for total and permanent disability.
The sole issue is whether plaintiff was disabled beyond the date on which workmen’s compensation payments were terminated.
The facts are that plaintiff is a 57 year old negro male, who completed only the fourth grade of school and has worked most of his life as a farm laborer. At the time of the accident on December 19, 1970, he was employed by defendants on their farm. His duties consisted principally of working the cattle, feeding…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Futrell v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Ball v. American Marine CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Lavergne v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Chapman v. Travelers Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- D'Avy v. Bituminous Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Duncan v. RJ Reynolds, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Sanders v. Boh Bros. Construction Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Hawkins v. Johns-Manville Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982