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HIGGINBOTHAM v. NEWSOM TRUCK LINE, INC.

No. 1955.

181 So.2d 268 (1965)

Dewitt HIGGINBOTHAM v. NEWSOM TRUCK LINE, INC. and Argonaut Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1966.

Writ Refused March 11, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McClendon & McClendon, Stuart A. McClendon, New Orleans, for plaintiff appellee.

Duke & Porterie, John L. Hantel, New Orleans, for defendant appellant.

Before YARRUT, SAMUEL and CHASEZ, JJ.

YARRUT, Judge.

Plaintiff, employed as a truck driver for Defendant Newsom Truck Line, Inc., to transport pipes, equipment, and materials to oil field locations, sustained injury to his right knee on October 30, 1961, while assisting in unloading a truck at an oil well site near Lafayette, La., when some pipes broke loose and rolled against his right leg.

Plaintiff was paid compensation and medical expenses until January 7, 1963, when acting on the November...

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