Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Highlands Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 5, 1981No. 11969PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHEHARDY, Judge.
Plaintiff, John Johnson, appeals a trial court decision maintaining the peremptory exception of prescription filed by the defendant, Highlands Insurance Company, and dismissing the plaintiff’s suit at his costs.
Plaintiff’s petition, which was filed on April 23, 1980, alleged that on January 19, 1979, he was employed by the St. Bernard Parish Sewerage District and while in the course and scope of his employment, he was injured when a chlorine tank he was trying to open exploded, knocking him down and causing him to inhale chlorine gas.
Johnson’s petition further alleged that his…
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