Legal Opinion
McMorris v. Home Indemnity Insurance Company
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 15, 1958No. 43547PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
Plaintiff, Alex Baxter McMorris, instituted this suit to recover workmen’s; compensation for an injury received in an-accident while working as a carpenter ini the construction of a house for his son,. Vernon D. McMorris (hereinafter referred to as the employer). Cited as defendant was the Home Indemnity Insurance Company which issued a policy in favor of' the employer for workmen’s compensation and general liability insurance. Neither the insurer nor the employer had agreed’ with plaintiff that the workmen’s compensation statute would govern the employment.
The district court…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Shipp v. BordelonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Puchner v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Speed v. PageSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Fields v. General Casualty Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Franz v. Sun Indemnity Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Ponthieux v. LindsayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Lyons v. PirelloLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
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