Legal Opinion
Weller v. Turnerized Roofing Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 1, 1930No. 13,298PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment awarding compensation to the. widow and minor children of a deceased workman under the Compensation Law of this state (Act No. 20 of 1914, as amended).
Louis Weller, tAe deceased, was injured on September 19, 1928, by reason of a fall from a roof of a building upon which he was working. He fell a distance of fifteen feet and landed upon the pavement, striking his left side, hip, thigh and knee. Following the accident, Weller, with commendable fortitude, sought to resume his labors, but the foreman declined to permit him to work and ordered him to return to his…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Behan v. John B. Honor Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Caldwell v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Fox v. United Chemical & Organic Products Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- Donahoe v. Scharfenstein & SonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Johnson v. Vernon Parish Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cannella v. Gulf Refining Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
- Brent v. Union Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
- Brim v. Home Accident Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
- Turner v. New Orleans Ice Cream Co., IncLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
- Sweet v. Louisiana Long Leaf Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
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