Legal Opinion
LaPrarie v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 23, 1985No. 16754-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JASPER E. JONES, Judge.
In this worker’s compensation case Lag-ersen Drilling Company, the employer, and its compensation insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, appeal a judgment awarding Chauncey Glen LaPrarie, plaintiff, permanent total disability benefits.
On October 22, 1978 while employed by Lagersen as a driller, plaintiff became entangled in a line attached to a moving winch type device and was pulled around the winch several times then thrown from the floor of the drilling rig. He sustained serious injuries including an injury to the right knee joint, a fracture of the left tibia…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Crump v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Oster v. Wetzel Printing, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- Lattin v. Hica Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Wilson v. Ebasco Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Culp v. Belden Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Jackson v. Georgia Cas. and Sur. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
- Belt v. STATE EX REL. LA. BD. OF COSMETOLOGY, COMMERCE DEPT.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1986