Legal Opinion
Stieffel v. Valentine Sugars, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 10, 1938No. 34563PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Justice.
This suit was instituted by an employee against his former employer and its insurance carrier to recover compensation for permanent total disability under the provisions of the Employers' Liability Act, Act No. 20 of -1914, as amended, subject to a credit of $235.95 paid him on account of his disability by the insurance carrier.
The defendants admitted that plaintiff was injured and received compensation for a period of four months, but averred that his disability ceased at that time; that he is now capable of performing the same character of work that he was trained to do,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Knispel v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Crowe v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Black v. Louisiana Cent. Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Yarbrough v. Great American Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
- Roy v. Mutual Rice Co. of Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
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3Cited by77 opinions
- Brannon v. Zurich General Accident & Liability Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Reed v. Calcasieu Paper CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Morgan v. American Bitumuls Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Futrell v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Stansbury v. National Auto. & Cas. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
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