Davis v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance

LEAR, Judge.

Plaintiff, Norma Jean Davis, at the time of her injury, was a thirty-two year old female who was employed in the kitchen of the Admiral Benbow Inn in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during 1979. Her job was to clean tables and help in the kitchen doing general manual labor. On or about May 13, 1979, while in the course and scope of her employment, she slipped and fell to the floor as she was carrying a heavy tray of dishes from a table. As a result of the fall, she injured her back and workmen’s compensation benefits were initiated and paid by defendant insurer. After receiving a *289report…