Legal Opinion
Cousins v. Lummus Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 13, 1978No. 62001PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Justice.
The plaintiff sues his employer and its insurer for workmen’s compensation benefits for total and permanent disability. The trial court awarded him benefits only for 100 weeks, and it denied his claim for total and permanent disability. The court of appeal affirmed. 355 So.2d 629 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1978).
We granted certiorari, 358 So.2d 640 (La.1978), upon the plaintiff’s complaint that the previous courts had applied an incorrect test as to the legal disability of a skilled workman.
The plaintiff has been a journeyman electrician for 31 years, working upon construction jobs as…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lucas v. Ins. Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Futrell v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Lindsey v. Continental Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Lawless v. Steel Erectors, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- Peltier v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- McMiller v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Graham v. Jones Bros. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981