Legal Opinion
Bates v. American Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 12, 1963No. 5978PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANDRY, Judge.
This is a suit for workmen’s compensation benefits wherein the injured employee, Eddie W. Bates, plaintiff herein, prays for judgment decreeing his total and permanent disability as a pipefitter by virtue of an accident which admittedly occurred November 30, 1961, during the course of his employment by Ross Construction Company, causing injury to plaintiff’s left hand. The trial court rejected plaintiff’s demand for compensation for total permanent disability but found that plaintiff sustained 15% disability of the left hand as a result of the accident. The trial court also…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Strother v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
- Michel v. Maryland Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Anderson v. Continental Can CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Johnson v. CloudLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Pellican v. Ashy Construction Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Tyler v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Allen v. Insurance Company of North AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Bearb v. BoutteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974