JOHNSON v. HOME INDEMNITY COMPANY

No. 664.

146 So.2d 481 (1962)

Adraste JOHNSON, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. The HOME INDEMNITY COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 28, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis & Lewis, by John M. Shaw, Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.

Sandoz & Sandoz, by Leslie J. Schiff, Opelousas, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FRUGE, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation case. After trial on the merits, the district judge found the plaintiff totally and permanently disabled as a result of what is commonly called "traumatic neurosis". The defendant appeals.

The sole issue is whether plaintiff has proved that he is disabled as a result of a neurotic condition.

The evidence shows that on February 4, 1961, while employed as a carpenter's helper, plaintiff slipped off the...

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