Daigle v. Insurance Co. of North America

JOHNSON, Judge.

This plaintiff was employed as a salesclerk by defendant, Krown Drugs, Inc., in its drugstore in New Orleans. On December 6, 1965, she suffered disabling injuries in an accident in the drugstore. She was paid workmen’s compensation for 14 weeks and $800.60 in medical benefits. After she was discharged as able to work in March 1966, compensation payments were discontinued and on Ocotber 27, 1966, plaintiff filed this suit against her employer and its compensation insurance carrier to recover total disability payments and *556penalties. After trial on November 22, 1967, there was…