Delaney v. Ferd. Brenner Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action under the Employers’ Liability Act by John W. Delaney against the Ferd. Brenner Lumber Company. A judgment for defendant was reversed by the Court of Appeal, and compensation awarded in an insufficient amount, and plaintiff applies for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J.
This is an action for compensation under the Employers’ Liability Act (Act No. 20 of 1914). Plaintiff, averring permanent total disability, sued for compensation at the rate of $18 per week; being 60 per cent, of his weekly wages for 400 weeks. The district court rejected his demand. On appeal, the Court of Appeal reversed the judgment of the district court, and awarded plaintiff compensation as prayed for, but allowed defendant a credit on said judgment in the sum of $543.87 for excess medical and surgical services. Under a writ of review, plaintiff is before this court asking that the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Quave v. Lott-Batson Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
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- Williams v. CampbellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
- Washington v. Holmes BarnesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
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