Dees v. Louisiana Oil Refining Corp.

TALIAFERRO, Judge.

Plaintiff, an employee of the Louisiana Oil Refining Corporation,-was injured November 15, 1931, while performing the duties of the contract of hiring between them. He was sitting bn a swinging scaffold, 25 or 30 feet from the ground, calking a tank. The scaffold turned over, precipitating him to the ground. He landed on his feet, and fell backwards upon a piece of piping or a large metal valve. It was conceded by the employer and its insurer, Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York, that the disability resulting from the fall was total. Compensation at the rate of $20 per…