Mattel v. Pittman Construction Co.

CHASEZ, Judge.

Plaintiff instituted this action against Pittman Construction Company, Inc., and its insurer, Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York, to recover disability benefits for facial disfigurement and impairment of a physical function, under the Louisiana Compensation Act. A peremptory exception to the jurisdiction ratione materiae was filed in the court below and referred to the merits. After a trial on the merits, the exception was maintained and the plaintiff’s suit dismissed. From this judgment, plaintiff appeals.

The record indicates that plaintiff, an iron worker, was injured in…