Legal Opinion

Gradney v. Vancouver Plywood Co., Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided August 30, 1974No. 54478PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

299 So.2d 347 (1974)

Curley GRADNEY

v.

VANCOUVER PLYWOOD CO., INC.

No. 54478.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

August 30, 1974.

Robert E. Morgan, Baggett, Hawsey, McClain & Morgan, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-applicant.

Merritt B. Chastain, Jr., Smitherman, Smitherman, Lunn & Hussey, Shreveport, for defendant-respondent.

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The issue in this workmen's compensation suit is whether the employee has a compensable disability. The Court of Appeal rejected the demand. We reverse, reinstating the judgment of the trial court.

On July 19, 1971, Curley Gradney, a laborer, sustained a bilateral…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  2. Jordan v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  3. Bertrand v. Coal Operators Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
  4. Johnson v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  5. Town of Slidell v. TempleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. West v. Bayou Vista Manor, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  2. Lucas v. Ins. Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  3. Anderson v. Welding Testing Laboratory, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  4. Crump v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  5. Haughton v. Fireman's Fund Am. Ins. CompaniesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978

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