Hadwin v. American Mutual Liability Insurance

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation suit. Defendant’s plea of prematurity was sustained and the case dismissed. Plaintiff appeals.

For purposes of the plea of prematurity, the facts are that plaintiff accidentally injured his back on May 1, 1964 while working as a delivery man for Molbert Bros. Poultry & Egg Company in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The “Employer’s First Report of Injury”, dated May 7, 1964, was mailed to defendant’s claim department in New Orleans. This report showed that plaintiff’s wages were $1.25 an hour, that he worked 8 hours per day, 5 days a week and had…