Legal Opinion
Pounds v. Ecoff Trucking, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 7, 1978No. 9756PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAMUEL, Judge.
Plaintiff instituted this suit against his employer and his employer’s compensation insurer for total and permanent disability benefits under the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Act. After a trial on the merits, judgment was rendered in favor of the defendants, dismissing plaintiff’s suit at his cost. Plaintiff has appealed.
Our settled jurisprudence is that in a compensation case, as in other cases, the plaintiff bears the burden of proof; he is required to establish his claim by a reasonable preponderance of the evidence.1
The issues presented are whether plaintiff has carried…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Guillory v. New Amsterdam Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Nickelberry v. Ritchie Grocer Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Richard v. National UF Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Hughes v. Chrysler Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gonzales v. Babco Farm, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- Schaeffer v. DuvallLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Gonzales v. Barco Farm, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- Jones v. Malone Freight Lines, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983