Legal Opinion
Landry v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 14, 1970No. 3061PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
This is a workmen’s compensation case. Plaintiff contends he sustained an accidental injury which required removal of his left eye. The eye was already sightless. He seeks compensation under the schedule of payments for loss of an eye, LSA-R.S. 23:1221, (4), (i), or, in the alternative, for disfigurement about the face or head, LSA-R.S. 23:1221 (4), (p). From an adverse judgment, plaintiff appealed.
The issues are: (1) Did plaintiff sustain a compensable accident? (2) If so, is the accident causally related to the loss of the eye ? (3) Is plaintiff entitled to compensation for…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Iacone v. CardilloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Arnold v. Solvay Process Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Liimatta v. Calumet & Hecla Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1924
- Haas v. Globe Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
- Claim of Hobertis v. Columbia Shirt Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Carney v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Dykes v. North River Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Davis v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Landry v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Brooks v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
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