Legal Opinion
Cannon v. Michigan Mut. Liability Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1953No. 3700PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFPAUIR, Judge ad hoc.
This is a direct action brought under the Workmen’s Compensation Law of the State ■of Louisiana by an employee against the employer’s insurer. The plaintiff alleges in his original petition that the employer, Ned J. Matherne, was engaged in the business •of constructing buildings and is therefore hazardous within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Plaintiff further alleges that he was employed as a •carpenter and was injured while acting within the scope of that employment, for ■which the defendant had paid him com•pensation for a period of 10 weeks. By a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Shipp v. BordelonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Fields v. General Casualty Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Caldwell v. George Sproull Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Story v. Globe Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
- Brooks v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
3Cited by5 opinions
- Edwards v. StaffordLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Lena Guidry v. New Amsterdam Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- McMorris v. Home Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Norton ex rel. Norton v. HaleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
- Phillippi v. Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1964