Trahan v. Palms Hospital, Inc.

FRUGE, Judge.

Mrs. Rosea Trahan, plaintiff-appellee, brought suit against the Palms Hospital, Inc. and Michigan Mutual Liability Company, its insurer, for injuries sustained in-an accident on May 6, 1960, on the premises, of the Palms Hospital, Inc., in Abbeville, Louisiana. In her suit she sought workmen’s compensation benefits and, alternatively, recovery in tort. It was agreed' between the trial court and the litigants, that trial would be before jury, which would determine only the tort claim, while the compensation claim would be determined' by the trial court. The trial court did not…