Legal Opinion
Williams v. American Employers Insurance Company
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 23, 1959No. 44175PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
Herein, Henrietta Williams seeks compensation for and on behalf of her illegitimate, posthumous, minor son, Sherman Williams. Primarily the action presents for determination the question: Is such child entitled to recover under the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Statute for the accidental death of its father?
The distrit court answered the question in the negative and dismissed the suit. The Second Circuit Court of Appeal reversed the judgment and awarded compensation. La.App., 103 So.2d 568.
The cause is before us on a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeal granted on the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Thompson v. Vestal Lumber & Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Lippard v. Southeastern Express Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1935
- Dangerfield v. Indemnity Ins. Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Williams v. American Employers InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
3Cited by8 opinions
- Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hamilton v. Canal Barge Company, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1975
- Birdsong Peanut Co. v. CowlingCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989
- Texas Employers' Insurance Association and Burton Shipyard, Inc. v. R. J. SheaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Fontenot v. Annelida Acres, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
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