Legal Opinion
Guillory v. Prairie Construction Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 23, 1970No. 3045PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
The trial court sustained defendants’ exception of prescription to plaintiff’s workmen’s compensation suit. Plaintiff appealed.
Defendants terminated plaintiff’s workmen’s compensation benefits on October 15, 1967. Suit was filed June 12, 1968. Plaintiff’s counsel withdrew in April of 1968. On June 10, 1969, notice was mailed to plaintiff (as he had no counsel of record enrolled at that time), advising that his case was set for trial for 10 a.m. June 26, 1969.
On that date, defendants’ counsel was present with witnesses and ready for trial. Plaintiff was present, but had no…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Adams v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- Cassou v. RobbertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Beard v. Wilson Wholesale Distributors, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Andry v. Maryland Casualty Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1965
- Adams v. Aetna Casualty InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- Hebert v. Cournoyer Oldsmobile-Cadillac-GMC, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981