Legal Opinion

Martin v. HB Zachry Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 29, 1982No. 82-C-1221PublishedCited by 90 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

424 So.2d 1002 (1982)

Phil John MARTIN

v.

H.B. ZACHRY COMPANY, et al.

No. 82-C-1221.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 29, 1982.

Rehearing Denied January 7, 1983.

Gordon Hackman, Boute, for applicant.

Darryl J. Foster, New Orleans, for respondent.

BLANCHE, Justice.

In this case we are asked to determine whether the plaintiff, Phil John Martin, proved by a preponderance of the evidence the existence of a causal connection between an employment-related accident and a ruptured disc discovered and surgically corrected more than two years later.

Following the surgery, Martin brought this suit against the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Lucas v. Ins. Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  2. Prim v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  3. Bertrand v. Coal Operators Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
  4. Crump v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  5. Cadiere v. West Gibson Products Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978

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3Cited by90 opinions

  1. Walton v. Normandy Village Homes Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  2. Johnson v. Ins. Co. of N. AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  3. Orgeron v. Tri-State Road Boring, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  4. Parfait v. Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  5. Culp v. Belden Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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