Luquette v. Colonial Sugars Co.

MARCEL, Judge Pro Tem.

Plaintiff, Inez Roussel Luquette, filed this suit against Colonial Sugars Company and its workmen’s compensation insurer, Insurance Company of North America, endeavoring to recover workmen’s compensation benefits under the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Act, due to the death of her husband from a myocardial infarction with ventricular fibrillation during the course and scope of his employment by the defendant.

Following a trial on the merits, judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff awarding her $1,000 for burial expenses and the sum of $49 per week for a period…