Legal Opinion
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Cowan
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 14, 1969No. 2597PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
The central issue in this suit concerns the ultimate allocation of liability between the general and the special employer for compensation benefits paid to a “borrowed employee”. Here, the general employer appeals from the trial court’s determination that he must reimburse the special employer’s compensation insurer (Maryland) for one-half the amounts paid to or for a disabled employee, Placide Meche.
The two employers are Ralph and Henry Cowan, brothers. Both brothers con*531duct major rice operations with mechanized equipment.
Ralph was the employer of Placide Meche. Meche was injured…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Humphreys v. Marquette Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Casualty Reciprocal Exch. v. RICHEY DRILL. & W. SERV.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
3Cited by4 opinions
- A. Mazzetti & Sons, Inc. v. RuffinSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
- Hooper v. WilkinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Willis v. Cabinda Gulf Oil Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1990
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. CowanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969