Legal Opinion
Walker v. Lykes Brothers-Ripley S. S. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 23, 1936No. 16235PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Judge.
Plaintiff has filed this suit for compensation alleged to be recoverable from his employer because of injuries he received in being struck by an automobile when he was returning home from work.
The chief defense to the action is that the plaintiff’s injuries were not inflicted by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, as provided by the Employers’ Liability Act, No. 20 of 1914, § 2, as amended by section 1 of Act No. 85 of 1926.
The court below found for the defendant, and plaintiff has appealed.
The facts of the case are substantially as follows:
Plaintiff…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cudahy Packing Co. Of Nebraska v. ParramoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Bountiful Brick Co. v. GilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Kern v. Southport Mill, Ltd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Voehl v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Keyhea v. Woodard-Walker Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Carter v. LanzettaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- Nesmith v. Reich Bros.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Templet v. Intracoastal Truck Line, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- Gorings v. EdwardsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Neyland v. Maryland Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
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