Legal Opinion

Carter v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 17, 1982No. 80-C-2903PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

415 So.2d 174 (1981)

Jessie L. CARTER

v.

AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

No. 80-C-2903.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 16, 1981.

On Rehearing May 17, 1982.

Rehearing Denied July 2, 1982.

Stewart E. Niles, Jr., of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for defendant-applicant.

David Gertler, of Gertler & Gertler, New Orleans, James L. Donovan, of Donovan & Lawler, Metairie, for plaintiff-respondent.

LEMMON, Justice.

This is a dispute between successive employers over liability for workmen's compensation benefits due plaintiff on account of total and permanent disability caused…

Also in this document: Dissent · Blanche; Dissent · Lemmon.

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Boudreaux v. American Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  2. Colonial Insurance v. Industrial Accident CommisionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Chivoletto v. Johns-Manville Products Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  4. Scott v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
  5. Yocom v. KarstCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1975

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Hall v. Folger Coffee Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
  2. McKeever Custom Cabinets v. SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  3. Kerwin v. Nu-Way Const. Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  4. Gales v. Gold Bond Bldg. ProductsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  5. Thornell v. Payne & Keller, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983

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