Legal Opinion
Brewster v. City of Shreveport
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 30, 1959No. 9114PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLADNEY, Judge.
Willie H. Brewster brought this suit against his former employer, City of ■Shreveport, for the recovery of workmen’s compensation, alleging total disability from an employment injury that occurred on July 18, 1956. Prior to a trial on the merits a plea of prescription filed by defendant was sustained by the trial court. This ruling was reversed by this court (108 So.2d 801), and the case remanded for a trial, which resulted in a judgment in favor of plaintiff for compensation as prayed for, hence this appeal.
The defenses urged in the trial court and presented on appeal are…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Guillory v. Reimers-Schneider CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Brewster v. City of ShreveportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Ceasar v. Calcasieu Paper CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
3Cited by5 opinions
- Lum v. Employers Mut. Liab. Ins. Co. of Wis.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Parish v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Guillory v. Maryland Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Norred v. Travelers Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Graham v. Jones Bros. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981