Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Insurance Co. of North America
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 15, 1965No. 1918PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YARRUT, Judge.
This appeal is by Defendant from a judgement granting Plaintiff workmen’s-, compensation of $35.00 per week for 400 weeks, less credit for -compensation previously paid, with interest and costs, but denying Plaintiff statutory damages and attorney’s fees-under LSA-R.S. 22:658 -for arbitrarily and capriciously terminating- compensation, due him.
There is no question that Plaintiff sustained serious injury during the course of his employment. The sole question is whether he was sufficiently, recovered t© resume work of a similar character he was doing when injured, to-wit, hard…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Andrus v. Great American Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Lavergne v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Parker v. General Earthwork ServiceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
3Cited by3 opinions
- Guillot v. Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Montgomery v. State ex rel. Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Mitchell v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965