Legal Opinion
Burk v. Security Insurance
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 2, 1965No. 47648PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
We granted certiorari1 to review the decision of the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit,2 denying recovery to plaintiff for total *179and permanent disability under 'the Workmen’s Compensation Statute.
The Court of Appeal opinion contains an accurate narrative of the facts and a thorough evaluation of the medical and lay testimony in this case. No useful purpose would be served by repeating them. Because the plaintiff has failed to bear the burden of proving his disability with reasonable certainty and by a preponderance of the evidence3, the judgment is affirmed insofar as it…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Knispel v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Guillory v. New Amsterdam Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Russell v. Employers Mutual Liability Ins. Co. of Wis.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Wade v. Calcasieu Paper CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Ernest v. Tac Amusement Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Johnson v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Ventress v. Danel-Ryder, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Hoffpauir v. Hardware Mutual Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Jamison v. Reese Variety Stores, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Gardner v. Minnie, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
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