Ohlhausen v. Sternberg Dredging Co.

The plaintiff, William H. Ohlhausen, brought this suit under the Louisiana Workmen's Compensation Act, Act No. 20 of 1914, as amended, against the defendants, Sternberg Dredging Company, his employer, and its compensation insurer, the Travelers Insurance Company, in solido, claiming total and permanent disability.

Defendants filed exceptions of no right. and no cause of action and exceptions to the jurisdiction. By consent of counsel for both parties these exceptions were referred to the merits. The defendants, specifically reiterating the exceptions, then answered denying that plaintiff was…