Legal Opinion
Guidry v. Travelers Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 3, 1968No. 2295PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
The plaintiff, Armogene Guidry, seeks workmen’s compensation benefits for total and permanent disability. He suffered an accident while working for the defendant, Chemical Construction Corporation, insured by Travelers Insurance Company. From an adverse judgment, defendants appeal.
The substantial issue is whether plaintiff’s disabling neurosis has a causal connection with the accident.
The accident happened on January 12, 1966. Plaintiff, an illiterate negro laborer, was shoveling mud from an excavation. As he threw a shovel full over his shoulder, some of the mud stuck to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Guillory v. New Amsterdam Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Buxton v. W. Horace Williams Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Guidry v. Michigan Mutual Liability CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Deboest v. Travelers Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Doucet v. Ashy Construction Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Thomas v. St. Patrick's HospitalLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Guillory v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Bates v. Rockwood InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Guidry v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968