LAVERGNE v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INS. CO.

No. 1353.

171 So.2d 751 (1965)

Melvin LAVERGNE, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana. Third Circuit.

February 10, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards & Edwards, by William C. Broadhurst, Crowley, for defendant-appellant.

Payton R. Covington, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SAVOY, FRUGE and HOOD, JJ.


HOOD, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation suit in which the plaintiff, Melvin Lavergne, alleges that he sustained a hand injury while working for L. W. Hoyt, and that as a result of that injury he has been and is totally disabled. The suit was instituted against Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, the employer's compensation insurer. Judgment was rendered by the trial court in favor of plaintiff, awarding him compensation benefits based on total and...

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