Legal Opinion
Butler v. Employers Mut. of Wausau
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 14, 1952No. Civ. A. No. 3230PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
This is a suit for workmen’s compensation based on the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Statute, LSA-R.S. 23:1021 et seq. .The plaintiff is admittedly covered by the statute and the only questions presented for adjudication are whether he is totally disabled as a result of his accident, and if so, should he be required to submit to a surgical operation. After consideration of the testimony and the briefs filed by both sides, the court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Findings of Fact
1. Plaintiff on March 3, 1951 was in the employ of Clemmons…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Knispel v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. FlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen v. PinkstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Hughes v. EnloeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Strickland v. W. Horace Williams Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Oscar L. Strickland, and Cross-Appellee v. W. Horace Williams Company, Inc., and the Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd., and Cross-Appellants. W. Horace Williams Company, Inc., and the Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd., and Cross-Appellants v. Oscar L. Strickland, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956