Legal Opinion
Lena Guidry v. New Amsterdam Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1958No. 16664PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
This appeal from a judgment denying plaintiff a recovery in a suit for workmen’s compensation presents the single question whether plaintiff was under and protected by the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Act. It comes up in this way. Plaintiff, alleging that, as a nurses’ aide in the employ of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of New Orleans, she was engaged in a hazardous employment, 1 as defined in the Compensation Act, LSA-R.S. 23:1021 et seq., and that she had suffered injuries in the course of that employment, brought this suit against defendant, her…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- New York Central Railroad Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Byas v. Hotel Bentley, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Fields v. General Casualty Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Smith v. Crossett Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Franz v. Sun Indemnity Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hymel v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Moliere v. CliffordLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- United States of America, for the Use of Llewellyn MacHinery Corporation v. National Surety CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959