Miller v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

DREW, Judge.

Plaintiff was injured while performing duties within the scope and course of his employment with one of the defendants herein. He was paid compensation at the rate of 65 per cent, of his weekly wage for a period of 12 weeks, at which' time, or soon thereafter, there was perfected between him and his employer’s insurer what is purported to be a lump sum settlement. The petition and judgment supporting said settlement are as follows:

“The petition of the Minden Cotton Oil & Ice Company, Ltd., a Louisiana corporation domiciled in the city of Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, the…