Rhodes v. Insurance Co. of North America

BOLIN, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from judgment sustaining a plea of prematurity leveled at his petition for total and permanent disability benefits under the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Statute.

George Rhodes was injured on July 22, 1961, while working for Texas Motor Exchange of Shreveport, whose compensation insurer was Insurance Company of North America. For the sake of clarity we shall *401hereafter refer to defendants in the singular. Defendant insurance company paid Rhodes weekly compensation at the maximum rate from the date of his injuries until January 22, 1963. Thereafter, weekly…