Legal Opinion
Merrill v. Sunbeam Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 21, 1977No. 13163PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment rejecting her demands for workmen’s compensation benefits against Sunbeam Corporation. We affirm.
Plaintiff had been employed for several years prior to February, 1972 at Sunbeam’s plant in Coushatta, in a factory which manufactures household electric clothing irons. Plaintiff’s suit states in February, 1972, while working on an assembly line, she injured her back lifting a container of trichlo-roethylene (trichlor). She further claims she continued to have back pain following this incident and reinjured her back on May 10, 1973, forcing her to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Ancor v. Belden Concrete Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Russell v. Employers Mutual Liability Ins. Co. of Wis.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Harris v. Seaboard Fire & Marine Ins. CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
3Cited by3 opinions
- Frito-Lay, Inc. v. Wapco Constructors, Inc.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1981
- Folden v. Travelers Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Merrill v. Sunbeam Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977