Homer v. Mississippi River Grain Elevator, Inc.

LEMMON, Judge.

In this suit Ernest Homer seeks Workmen’s Compensation benefits from his former employer, Mississippi River Grain Elevator, Inc., and its insurer, American Employers Insurance Company. The trial court dismissed Homer’s suit, and he appealed.

The clalim is brought under R.S. 23:1031.1, pertaining to occupational disease. In pertinent part that statute reads:

“A. Every employee who is disabled because of the contraction of an occupational disease as herein defined * * * shall be entitled to the compensation provided in this Chapter the same as if said employee received personal…