Chelette v. Travelers Insurance Co.

DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

Plaintiff, Alfred Chelette, brought this action against the defendant, Travelers Insurance Company, the workmen’s compensation insurer of his employer, The Barton Corporation, to recover benefits for total and permanent disability resulting from a work-related injury. The trial court rendered judgment in plaintiff’s favor, finding him totally and permanently disabled and entitled to commensurate benefits under the workmen’s compensation act. From this judgment the defendant-insurer has appealed.

The essential question raised by this appeal is whether the plaintiff proved by a…