Legal Opinion
Watkins v. May Bros. Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 18, 1962No. 692PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
This is a workmen’s compensation suit for $1,060.80, representing the difference between the correct rate of $23.40 and the incorrect rate of $19.50 paid by defendant for 272 weeks. The trial court overruled defendant’s plea of prescription and rendered judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
The principal issue is raised by defendant’s plea of prescription. The facts show that plaintiff’s husband was killed while working for the defendant on August 7, 1952; that the defendant paid compensation at the rate of $23.40 for a period of 28 weeks after the accident; that a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brister v. Wray Dickinson Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Pope v. ConeyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Heard v. Receivers of Parker Gravel Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
- Bolden v. Plant Line Stevedoring Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
3Cited by6 opinions
- Sherman of Behalf of Magee v. B & G Crane ServiceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Ryder v. Industrial Const. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- Trahan v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Buller v. Falcon Rice Mill, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- Ayro v. Willstaff, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
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