Legal Opinion
Welch v. Newport Industries
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 20, 1956No. 4143PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
86 So.2d 704 (1956)
J. Claud WELCH
v.
NEWPORT INDUSTRIES, Inc., et al.
No. 4143.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
March 20, 1956.
Rehearing Denied April 27, 1956.
Writ of Certiorari Denied June 11, 1956.
Lawes, Cavanaugh, Hickman & Brame, Lake Charles, for appellant.
Carmouche, Martin & Wilson, Ernest G. LaFleur, Jr., Lake Charles, for appellees.
TATE, Judge.
This is a suit for workmen's compensation benefits. Appeal from a judgment based on an award for total and permanent disability is taken by co-defendants, the employer, and its compensation insurer.
The chief question is whether plaintiff…
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- Schainman v. DeanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1928
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