Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Royal Indemnity Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 20, 1956No. 42516PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMON, Justice.
Plaintiff filed suit alleging permanent and total disability as a result of an injury suffered by him in the' course of his employment on April 2, 1951, and sought compensation under our Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Act. LSA-R.S. 23:1021 et seq. Defendant resisted the demand, denying the disability complained of. After a trial on the merits in the district court, judgment was rendered in favor of plain- = tiff for workmen’s compensation in the sum of $30 per week for a period not exceeding 400 weeks, or $12,000, less compensation heretofore paid.
The district court’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Causey v. Opelousas-St. Landry Securities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Stringer v. Brown Paper Mill Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Bigham v. Swift & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Hicks v. Continental Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
3Cited by4 opinions
- Coulon v. Anthony Hamlin, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Deboest v. Travelers Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Langlois v. Continental Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Coulon v. Anthony Hamlin, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1957