Legal Opinion
Cooley v. Insurance Co. of North America
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 5, 1968No. 2544PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
Plaintiff seeks workmen’s compensation benefits for total and permanent disability resulting from an accident sustained while working for Rust Engineering Company. Defendant is the employer’s insurer. The district judge found plaintiff totally and permanently disabled but denied penalties and attorney’s fees. Defendant appealed. Plaintiff answered the appeal, seeking penalties and attorney’s fees.
There is little dispute as to the facts. The plaintiff, 46 years of age, was working for Rust Engineering Company as a pipefitter during construction of Pineville-Kraft Paper Plant.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Knispel v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Fontenot v. MyersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Anderson v. Rowan Drilling CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Wade v. Calcasieu Paper CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Smith v. Travelers Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Thompson v. Natchitoches Parish Hosp. Serv. Dist.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Bustillo v. Boudreaux & Dane Construction Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Krouse v. Parnell, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Johnson v. Ascension Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Wilson v. Millers Mutual InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977