Legal Opinion
Fontenot v. J. Weingarten, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 3, 1971No. 50455PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Chief Justice.
Joseph Raymond Fontenot is suing to recover workmen’s compensation benefits for injuries received by him in the course of his employment with J. Weingarten, Inc., owner and operator of a large grocery store in Lake Charles, Louisiana, for a straining-type injury to his back, sustained while preparing a display of canned goods, a nonhazardous feature of defendant’s business.
The trial judge granted plaintiff compensation for $35.00 a week for a period not to exceed 400 weeks. On appeal the Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit reversed, holding that the business of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Byas v. Hotel Bentley, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Smith v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- Felt v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Collins v. SpielmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Fields v. General Casualty Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hall v. JoinerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
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- Fontenot v. J. Weingarten, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Humphries v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
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