Legal Opinion
Winfrey v. Massachusetts Bonding Ins. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 1944No. 6740PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The lower Court has set forth the issues in this case and, in our opinion, correctly determined them in the following written opinion:
"This is a Compensation suit brought by Shores Winfrey against M.L. Mullen and his insurer, Massachusetts Bonding Insurance Company, as a dependent of his son, Virgil C. Winfrey, killed October 4, 1940, while working for Mullen. The only issues presented are dependency and amount.
"In appearance, plaintiff is the most dependent person the Court has yet seen. He is 74 years old and gravely crippled from many serious accidents. He at one time ran a ramshackle…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Derinza's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Gregory v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Buhner v. BowmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1924
- Cauthorn v. Cypress Tank Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1924
- Knox v. WasherTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dudley v. Bayou Fabricators, Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1971
- Ross, Dependent of v. RossMississippi Supreme Court · 1961