Long v. Louisiana Highway Commission

This is a suit for compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Law of Louisiana, No. 20 of 1914, as amended. There is the usual conflict of medical testimony. The lower court which heard and saw the witnesses, as well as the plaintiff, rendered judgment for plaintiff, with the following reasons:

"Plaintiff sues the Louisiana Highway Commission and the Travelers Insurance Company, in solido, for weekly compensation of $9.75, not to exceed 400 weeks, for injuries received on May 6, 1940, as an employee of the Highway Commission, and while performing services for which he was employed.

"Plaintiff…