Legal Opinion
Winters v. City of Shreveport
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 6, 1970No. 11325PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIXON, Judge.
In the district court there was judgment in favor of plaintiff in this workmen’s compensation case. The defendant employer appealed, and plaintiff answered the appeal, pursuing his demands for penalties and attorney’s fees.
Will Winters alleged two accidents; the defense is that the first accident prescribed and the second accident was not proved to a legal certainty.
Plaintiff, approximately sixty years of age, was employed as a handyman around the Civic Center. His suit was filed May 17, 1965. He alleged a fall from a ladder on December 31, 1964. After an answer was filed,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mottet v. Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Wallace v. Remington Rand, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Ayres v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Finley v. Hardware Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Finn v. Delta Drilling CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
3Cited by2 opinions
- Winters v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Winters v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970