Legal Opinion
Ardoin v. Travelers Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 21, 1959No. 4910PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
The plaintiff employee was awarded workmen’s compensation benefits for total and permanent disability. Plaintiff answers the appeal of the defendant, his employer’s insured, and prays for damages for a frivolous appeal.
It is now conceded that on November 11, 1957, the plaintiff twisted his back at work and sustained a lumbo-sacral strain in the right lumbar region of his back, for which he was paid workmen’s compensation through January 28, 1958. The sole question raised by the defendant’s appeal is whether the plaintiff’s disability persisted beyond such date.
The trial court’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Silberberg v. Kalil & MickalSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Johnson v. Atlantic and Gulf StevedoresLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Mamon v. Farnsworth & Chambers Construction Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Tulane Hardwood Lumber Co. v. Singer Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Moore v. VivesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1950
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3Cited by2 opinions
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