Legal Opinion
Butzman v. Delta Shipbuilding Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 26, 1945No. 18200PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a suit under the compensation law in which the plaintiff, Peter M. Butzman, Jr., claims to be totally and permanently disabled as a result of an accident which occurred while he was employed by the defendant, Delta Shipbuilding Company, Inc., on March 15, 1943. He sues his employer and its insurance carrier, the Fidelity Casualty Company of New York for compensation at the rate of $20 per week for four hundred weeks.
It is admitted by the defendants that plaintiff was injured in the course of his employment as a shipfitter and compensation was paid him for nineteen weeks and two days…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Knispel v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Carlino v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Stieffel v. Valentine Sugars, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Thornton v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Black v. Louisiana Cent. Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Morgan v. American Bitumuls Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Pohl v. American Bridge Division US Steel Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- St. Alexandre v. Texas Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
- Richardson v. American Employers' Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1947
- Henry v. Higgins IndustriesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
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