Legal Opinion
Pelt v. Hillyer, Deutsch, Edwards, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1939No. 2006PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DORE, Judge.
This is a suit under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act No. 20 of 1914, wherein plaintiff alleges that he was totally and permanently disabled as a result of a hernia sustained by him on May 16, 1938, while sawing logs under defendant’s contractor, and prays for compensation at the rate of $19.50 per week for a period not exceeding 400 weeks, alleging that his weekly wage at the time of his injury was $30 per week.
The defendant denied that the plaintiff received a hernia while in its employ, and that his weekly wage was in the amount alleged; and sets forth that no demand was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Calhoon v. Meridian Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Johnson v. Hillyer, Deutsch, Edwards, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Lindsey v. Twin City Motor Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
- Sesnan v. Cotton Trade Warehouse, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Perkins v. Mills Engineering & Construction Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
3Cited by3 opinions
- Roberts v. MS Carroll Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
- Cummings v. Mastin Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1944
- Sloan v. Cochran Franklin Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1942