Legal Opinion
Gardner v. Lane Wells Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 1, 1960No. 21231PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REGAN, Judge.
Plaintiff, Jack Gardner, instituted this suit against the defendants, Lane Wells Company, his former employer, and its compensation insurer, The Travelers Indemnity Company, endeavoring to recover compensation at the rate of $30 per week for 400 weeks and medical expenses, insisting that he was totally and permanently disabled as the result of a back injury he incurred while handling a perforator gun. He further requested the imposition of statutory penalties and attorney’s fees.
Defendants answered and admitted the occurrence of the accident but denied that plaintiff was totally…
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- Hammett v. Cities Service Refining Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
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