Hayes v. Barras

Plaintiff instituted this suit for compensation, alleging that he was totally and permanently incapacitated from performing manual labor, the only kind for which he was fitted, due to an injury he received in an accident while in defendant's employ. He alleged his weekly wage was $14.40 and prayed for judgment in the amount of 65% of his weekly wage for a period of 400 weeks.

Defendant is the owner and operator of the Barras Transfer Line, its domicile being at Lafayette, Louisiana. He is engaged in transporting by trucks and vans all kinds of merchandise and household goods within the state…