Wright v. National Surety Corp.

ELLIS, Judge.

On January 6, 1947 plaintiff was employed by the defendant, T. L. James Construction Company, as the operator of a truck and asphalt distributor which was attached thereto, when, under the instructions of his foreman, he drove the truck to a sales plant in Evangeline Parish to obtain a load of asphalt, and during the loading process he accidentally broke his right arm. He has sued the defendant and its insurer, National Surety Corporation, for workmen’s compensation at the maximum rate for 400 weeks from date of the accident on account of an alleged total and permanent disability…