SYKES v. STOUT DRILLING COMPANY

No. 9266.

124 So.2d 200 (1960)

Elbert S. SYKES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STOUT DRILLING COMPANY, Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 1, 1960.

Certiorari Denied January 9, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy L. Price, Metairie, for appellant.

Ellis & Ellis, Rayville, for appellee.


BOLIN, Judge.

This suit arose out of a claim under the Workmen's Compensation Act by Elbert S. Sykes against his employer, Stout Drilling Company, Inc., and his employer's insurer, Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin.

Sykes, a 48 year old man, was engaged as a driller's helper with Stout Drilling Co., Inc., and was so employed on January 18, 1957. There is no dispute that the plaintiff was struck in the eye by a clamp attached to a cable...

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