Legal Opinion

Woodard v. Southern Casualty Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 28, 1974No. 54615PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

305 So.2d 528 (1974)

Ottis Lee WOODARD, Plaintiff-Appellant-Relator,

v.

SOUTHERN CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees-Respondents.

No. 54615.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 28, 1974.

L. H. Coltharp, Jr., Hall, Coltharp & Lestage, DeRidder, for defendants-appellees-respondents.

E. M. Nichols, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant-relator.

TATE, Justice.

The plaintiff Woodard sues for workmen's compensation benefits. He alleges he was injured while working as an independent contractor executing work which is part of the "trade, business, or occupation" of the defendant Bennett,…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Kline v. DawsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
  2. Stevens v. MitchellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
  3. Jones v. HennessySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
  4. Taylor v. Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
  5. Hart v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Wilson v. JacobsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  2. Granger v. Nelson LoggingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
  3. Brewton v. LL Brewton Lmbr. Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
  4. Demery v. DupreeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
  5. Cline v. Pacific Marine Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993

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