Carnelious v. Louisiana Industrial Life Ins.

This is a suit on an industrial life and accident insurance policy. The plaintiff, Hesi-kiah Carnelious, a longshoreman, suffered an accidental injury to his right leg on February 2, 1930. His leg was amputated on June 1, 1930. The amputation of the leg is alleged to have totally disabled plaintiff, and it is claimed that he is entitled to twenty *534times the amount of the weekly premium of $.25, or $5 a week, for 100 weeks; that, at the time of the filing of the suit, 35 weeks were due, totaling $175, upon which a credit of $105 was acknowledged, leaving a balance of $70, for which amount…