Legal Opinion
Bacle v. Cochran & Franklin Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 3, 1940No. 6127PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALIAFERRO, Judge.
Plaintiff was injured when the light Ford truck he was driving en route to his home from his work, collided with another motor vehicle, and sues his employer, Cochran & Franklin Company, Inc., for workmen’s compensation. The accident occurred several miles from the locus of his work. The right to recover is based upon the contention that defendant obligated itself, as a condition of the contract of hiring, to provide plaintiff with transportation to and from the locus of his employment. Defendant definitely joins issue on this factual question, and, in addition, defends the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Keyhea v. Woodard-Walker Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
- Prevost v. Gheens Realty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Williams v. O. K. Const. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
- Mahaffey v. Mill Creek Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
- Fowler v. Louisiana Highway CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
3Cited by2 opinions
- Banks v. Associated Indemnity CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
- Banks v. Travelers Ins.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1946