Legal Opinion
Landry v. Gilger Drilling Company
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 4, 1957No. 4359PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
92 So.2d 482 (1957)
Louis LANDRY, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
GILGER DRILLING COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 4359.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
February 4, 1957.
Voorhies & Labbe, Lafayette, for appellant.
Sandoz & Sandoz, Opelousas, for appellees.
TATE, Judge.
Disability being admitted, this appeal from an award of compensation to an injured employee is based solely upon the special defense provided by LSA-R.S. 23:1081 as follows:
"No compensation shall be allowed for an injury caused (1) by the injured employee's wilful intention to injure himself or to injure another * * *."
This…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Byas v. Hotel Bentley, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Oakes v. H. Weil Baking Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Keyhea v. Woodard-Walker Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
- Randall v. RidgleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Bacas v. LaswellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1945
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Harrington v. MossDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Velotta v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Rivers v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- In the Matter of Nancy Deabate Dardar and Walton J. Dardar, Bankrupts. Joseph Leo Petty, Sr. v. Nancy Deabate Dardar and Walton J. DardarCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Broussard v. Dumas Chevrolet CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
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