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WATSON v. UNITED STATES TOBACCO COMPANY

No. 8497.

87 So.2d 205 (1956)

Floyd H. WATSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES TOBACCO COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 21, 1956.

Writ of Certiorari Denied June 29, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh, Monroe, for appellant.

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein, E. Rudolph McIntyre, Monroe, for appellee.

GLADNEY, Judge.

This suit for the recovery of workmen's compensation was instituted by Floyd H. Watson on August 26, 1954, against his former employer, the United States Tobacco Company, and its insurer, Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York. The District Court sustained a plea of prescription of one year founded on LSA-R.S. 23:1209 and dismissed plaintiff's action, hence this appeal.

Entitlement to compensation is predicated on an injury received June...

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