Legal Opinion
Dugas v. Houston Contracting Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 20, 1966No. 1821PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
The trial court dismissed this workmen’s compensation suit as premature, and the plaintiff-employee appeals.
Under the compensation statute, a suit must be dismissed as premature if the court finds, as it did here, that the claimant’s petition has not truthfully alleged that his employer has refused to pay him disability compensation or to furnish him the medical treatment to which entitled. LSA-R.S. 23:1314.
The plaintiff contends that his suit for compensation benefits is not premature because of: (a) the defendant insurer’s refusal to pay a hospital bill; (b) its tardy payment of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Walters v. General Accident & Fire Assur. Corp., Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Murry v. Southern Pulpwood Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Boss v. Marquette Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Hale v. Republic Drilling Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Vidrine v. Argonaut-Southwest InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Jack v. Fidelity & Casualty Company of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Burgess v. Southern Casualty Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Moore v. American Motorist Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Ducote v. HarrisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Fisher v. State ex rel. Department of Public EducationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
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