Legal Opinion
Duplantis v. Highlands Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 7, 1969No. 3377PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Judge.
This is a suit for workmen’s compensation. The plaintiff, Clarence Duplantis, was injured on June 10, 1965 while working for S. K. Whitty & Company, Inc., a pile driving contractor. His injury consisted of a severe compound comminuted fracture of the proximal phalanx of his left thumb caused by a heavy piece of iron falling on his hand while he was helping to load a truck. He brought this suit against Highlands Insurance Company, compensation insurer of S. K. Whitty & Company, Inc., on June 10, 1966 praying for compensation benefits for permanent total disability at the rate of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Barr v. Davis Bros. Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- McGruder v. Service Drayage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- McClelland v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Stroud v. Tremont Lumber CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
3Cited by5 opinions
- Gowers v. GourLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Monjure v. Argonaut Insurance CompaniesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Duplantis v. Highlands InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- Istre v. Carr Truck Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Payne v. Riverland Hardwood Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971