Provost v. Folse

LE BLANC, Judge.

Plaintiff, Cyrus Provost, was employed as a benchman in the sash and door factory of the defendant, Edgar P. Folse, in the city of New Iberia. On June 26, 1930, he was sent by his employer to the Frederick Hotel to replace a broken glass in one of the skylights, and while engaged in the performance of this duty, he fell to the floor in the lobby of the hotel and received injuries to both of his arms. The injuries were of a serious nature, and he was placed on compensation by his employer; the payments being made regularly by the insurance carrier for a period of 18 weeks,…