Vinzant v. L. L. Brewton Pulpwood Co.

VIOSCA, Justice.

Presented for our determination in this compensation suit is the question of whether the plaintiff, at the time of the accident, was an employee of the defendant, and, if so, the extent of plaintiff’s injuries.

Alleging that he is totally and permanently disabled, plaintiff brought suit to recover $35.00 per week for a period not exceeding four hundred weeks under the Workmen’s Compensation Statute, LSA-R.S. 23:1021 et seq. In his petition, plaintiff alleges that he was employed as a laborer and truck driver by L. L. Brewton Pulpwood Company, hereinafter called Brewton, and…