Morvant v. &198tna Casualty Surety Co.

JANVIER, Judge.

On January 22, 1937, Antoine Morvant, an employee of the Celotex Corporation, was stabbed in the left leg near the thigh by a knife belonging to and held by a fellow-employee, Howard A. Perez. He was disabled by the wound for a period of about six weeks and later an infection developed which disabled him for several additional weeks. Unable to adjust his claim for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act — No. 20 of 1914 as amended — he filed this suit against .¿Etna Casualty & Surety Company, the insurance carrier of the said Celotex Corporation.

The defendant,…