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WILLIAMS v. AMERICAN EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 44175.

110 So.2d 541 (1959)

237 La. 101

Henrietta WILLIAMS v. AMERICAN EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gist, Murchison & Gist, Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Stafford & Pitts, Grove Stafford, Jr., Alexandria, for appellant-respondent.

HAMITER, Justice.

Herein, Henrietta Williams seeks compensation for and on behalf of her illegitimate, posthumous, minor son, Sherman Williams. Primarily the action presents for determination the question: Is such child entitled to recover under the Louisiana Workmen's Compensation Statute for the accidental death of its father?

The distrit court answered the question in the negative and dismissed the suit. The Second Circuit Court of Appeal reversed the judgment...

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