Legal Opinion
Reed v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 19, 1960No. 157PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAVOY, Judge.
This is a suit in workmen’s compensation. On November 22, 1952, the plaintiff, Pershing Reed, sustained a compound fracture of the right femur, when struck by the leader tongs on a drilling rig. At the time, the plaintiff was employed as a roughneck by H. L. Rowley, Inc., who held a workmen’s compensation policy with the defendant-appellant, The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York. Judgment was rendered awarding plaintiff compensation at the rate of thirty dollars per week, for the duration of disability, not exceeding 400 weeks, subj ect to credit for amounts previously…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rhodes v. Sinclair Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Fourchea v. Maloney Trucking and StorageLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Thomason v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
3Cited by4 opinions
- Ware v. J. Ray McDermott & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Smith v. Highlands Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Holland v. Coal Operators Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Bouley v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966