Langley v. Findley

PONDER, Justice.

The plaintiff, Mrs. Annie Langley, brought suit against W. W. Findley and his insurer, Associated Indemnity Corporation, seeking to recover compensation in the amount of $20 per week for a period of 300 weeks for the death of her husband, Isom J. Langley, and, in the alternative,'the sum of $15,300 under the provisions of Article 2315 of the Revised Civil Code.

On trial, the lower court gave judgment awarding the plaintiff compensation in the amount of $11.70 per week for a period of 300 weeks. On appeal, the Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit annulled the judgment of the…