Taylor v. Lock, Moore & Co.

Ike Taylor, a resident of Calcasieu parish and an employee of Lock, Moore & Co., domiciled in same parish, was injured while in the course of his employment to such an extent as to render him permanently disabled to do any work whatever.

His compensation at the time was $24 per week. After the injury he was paid compensation at the rate of $12.68 per week from September 8, 1924, to April 8,1925. At about the last-mentioned date an adjuster for the insurance company got the plaintiff to agree to a lump sum settlement of $469.16 covering an additional period to that for which compensation had…