Bouley v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York

FRUGÉ, Judge.

This is a suit for workmen’s compensation benefits brought by Floyd J. Bouley against Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, the insurer of his former employer, Delta Drilling Company. The trial court awarded plaintiff compensation for total and permanent disability at the rate of $35.00 per week for a period not to exceed 400 weeks.

Defendants have taken a suspensive appeal from this judgment, alleging that plaintiff has not proven his case by a preponderance of the evidence to justify the lower court’s award.

Plaintiff was employed as a roughneck by Delta Drilling Company,…