Legal Opinion

Colbert v. Louisiana State Univ. Dental Sch.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 27, 1984No. 83-C-1753PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

446 So.2d 1204 (1984)

Labertha COLBERT

v.

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY DENTAL SCHOOL and Underwriters Adjusting Company.

No. 83-C-1753.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 27, 1984.

Mary H. Thompson, Felix R. Weill, Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner, Baton Rouge, for applicant.

Norman Mopsik, New Orleans, for respondents.

BLANCHE, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether an oral compromise of a workers' compensation claim, made in open court and approved by the trial judge prevents the plaintiff from subsequently withdrawing from the compromise before a joint verified petition is presented to…

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Smith v. Cajun Insulation, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  2. Martin v. Holzer Sheet Metal Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. Jasmin v. Gafney, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  4. Colbert v. Louisiana State Dental SchoolLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Trahan v. COCO COLA BOTTLING CO. UNITEDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
  2. Morris v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Bd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  3. Sanders v. Harrisonburg Nursing HomeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  4. Dawson v. Cintas Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
  5. Bellanger v. LaSalle Community ActionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002

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