Legal Opinion
Burroughs v. Maryland Casualty Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 25, 1958No. 8796PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AYRES, Judge.
Plaintiff instituted this action against his former employer, the State of. Louisiana, through the Department of Highways, and its compensation insurer, Maryland Casualty Company, to annul a judgment approving a workmen’s compensation settlement and then to recover compensation for the maximum statutory benefits as for total and permanent disability and for penalties and attorney’s fees provided for in the event of arbitrary and capricious refusal of the employer and its insurer to pay compensation, less the sum of $330 paid in the alleged settlement.
It is conceded that plaintiff…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jenkins v. PembertonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Griffin v. Coal Operators Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
3Cited by4 opinions
- Continental Southern Lines, Inc. v. RobertsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Sims v. SimsMississippi Supreme Court · 1967
- Thomas v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Johnson v. American Creosote Works, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966