Legal Opinion
Chauvin v. St. Mary Iron Works
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 20, 1951No. 3465PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELLIS, Judge.
Plaintiff is seeking compensation for total permanent disability for an alleged accidental.injury to his back on May 23, 1946, although the suit was not filed until July 17,. 1947, and because of this the defendant filed a plea of prescription based upon the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, No. 20 of 1914, Section 31, as amended by Act No. 85 of 1926 and Act No. 29 of 1934, LSA-RS 23:1209, which reads as follows:
“in case of personal injury' (including death resulting therefrom) all claims for payments shall be forever barred unless within one year after the accident…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Carpenter v. E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
- Arnold v. Solvay Process Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- McDonald v. Louisiana, Arkansas Texas Transp. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
3Cited by4 opinions
- Scalise v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Wallace v. Remington Rand, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Johnson v. Cabot Carbon Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Theriot v. Cities Service Refining Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1953