Legal Opinion
Oliphant v. Louisiana Long Leaf Lumber Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 10, 1927No. 3079PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebb, J.
The plaintiff, Earlee Oliphant, seeks to recover judgment against the defendant, Louisiana Long Leaf Lumber Company, for compensation for the death of her husband, Amos Oliphant, who was killed while in the employ of the defendant company.
The defense is that plaintiff was not the legal wife of the decedent and that she is not entitled to compensation, having contracted the marriage with decedent with knowledge that he was .at the time married to Bertha Johnson; and, further, if she was the legal or putative wife of decedent, she was not dependent upon him for support within the meaning of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
- Ray v. KnoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Succession of BentonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Pisciotte v. Indemnity Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
3Cited by3 opinions
- Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills v. FernandezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
- American Mut. Liability Ins. v. SandersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
- McCaskill v. Lyon Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1934