Legal Opinion
Fruge v. White
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 19, 1960No. 161PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
Plaintiff’s suit to recover workmen’s compensation benefits was dismissed after trial, and she appeals. The threshold question is whether the claimant’s employment is covered by Louisiana’s workmen’s compensation act, LSA-R.S. 23:1021 et seq.
The plaintiff was employed as a nurse’s aid at a nursing home for elderly people owned and operated by the defendant. Her duties were primarily to attend to the convenience and necessities of the patients. About two months after she entered the defendant’s employment, the plaintiff allegedly injured her back while turning over a patient on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Jenkins v. Audubon Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Owens v. FelderLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1948
- Perkins v. BuchlerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Viator v. New Hotel Monteleone, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Cush v. GriffinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Fontenot v. Fidelity General Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Gremillion v. Babst Services, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981