Legal Opinion
Brian v. Employers Casualty Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 3, 1959No. 8977PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AYRES, Judge.
This is an action to recover workmen’s compensation on account of the death of Howard Wallace Brian’ The beneficiaries are the surviving widow and two minor children. The defendants are Brian’s employer, Retsal Drilling Company, Inc., and its compensation insurance carrier, Employers Casualty Company. The deceased was an oil field worker. He died about 3:00 o’clock p. m. June 23, 1957, of a coronary occlusion about one hour following his performance of strenuous manual labor at one of the employer’s oil wells located near Belcher, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hemphill v. Tremont Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Kraemer v. Jahncke ServicesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Sharp v. Esso Standard Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Lampkin v. Kent Piling Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1948
- Roberson v. Michigan Mutual Liability CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Guidry v. Sline Indus. Painters, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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- United States v. JohnsonDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2005
- Gatte v. Coal Operators Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Prejean v. Bituminous Casualty CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
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