Legal Opinion
Trahan v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 1, 1966No. 1746PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge..The plaintiffs are the widow and the heirs of the late Ozon Trahan. They sue to recover $5500 plus certain other ex*436penses for which, prior to his death, Trahan had agreed to compromise his workmen’s compensation claim against his employer’s insurer (“Liberty Mutual”), made defendant herein. The plaintiffs appeal from summary judgment dismissing their suit.
Trahan died on January 4, 1965 from a heart attack not related to his work-caused disability.
The facts are undisputed. About two weeks earlier, on December 21st, he had agreed with Liberty Mutual to compromise his workmen’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sloan v. FlackLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Fluitt v. New Orleans, T. & M. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Guillot v. Weaver Brothers Thompson Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1947
- Warren v. Globe Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Watkins v. May Bros. Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Pitre v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Samson v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Tillman v. MasseyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Barncord v. Kansas Department of Transportation & State Self-Insurance FundCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1980
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