WILTURNER v. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE & TEL. CO.

No. 1448.

177 So.2d 605 (1965)

John WILTURNER, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pugh, Buatt & Pugh, by Lawrence G. Pugh, Jr., Crowley, for defendant-appellant.

Domengeaux & Wright, by Bob F. Wright, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TATE, CULPEPPER and HOOD, JJ.


HOOD, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation suit instituted by John Wilturner against his employer, Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. The trial court rendered judgment awarding plaintiff weekly compensation benefits for a period not to exceed 400 weeks, and defendant has appealed. No answer has been filed to the appeal.

The issues presented are factual. They are: (1) Whether an accident occurred as alleged by plaintiff; and (2) if such an accident...

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