Ford v. Fortuna Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; E. P. Mills, Judge. ' Action under the Employers’ Liability Act by Charles Ford against the Fortuna Oil Company. From a judgment awarding compensation, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSt. Paul, J.
[1] This is a suit under the Employers’ Liability Act (Act No. 20 of 1914), and the defendant has excepted that the suit is premature, because it is “now doing all that is required of it under said act and has not failed in its duty in any particular.” Suffice it to say that plaintiff and defendant vary widely as to what is required of defendant under said act and the circumstances of this case, and hence there arises between them a controversy which plaintiff has properly submitted to a court for determination.
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[2, 3] For the rest, plaintiff was seriously injured and claimed compensation for…
2Cited by8 opinions
- Thornton v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Moss v. LevinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Lanoue v. Century Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1947
- Godfrey v. Brown Paper Mill Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1943
- Pitts v. M. W. Kellogg Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
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