Owers v. Louisiana Long Leaf Lumber Co.

Plaintiff alleges in his petition that he injured his back on April 22, 1942, while he was in the employment of the Louisiana Long Leaf Lumber Company cutting, stacking, and hauling in a truck wooden logs and posts. He claims to be totally and permanently disabled and prays for compensation on the basis of $4 per day for a seven day week for a period not exceeding 400 weeks. The defendant denied that plaintiff was in its employ when he claims to have received the injury, and avers that it purchased some fence posts from Alton Dowden for the price of 8 cents and 16 cents per post delivered at…