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AMERICAN SUGAR COMPANY v. BROWN

No. 2378.

193 So.2d 326 (1966)

AMERICAN SUGAR COMPANY v. Richard E. BROWN, Administrator, Division of Employment Security, Department of Labor, State of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1967.

Writ Refused February 23, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Jackson, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant. Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Burke, Toller & Hopkins, New Orleans, of counsel.

Melvin L. Bellar, Marion Weimer and James A. Piper, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee.

Benjamin Smith, New Orleans, for claimants-appellee.

Before McBRIDE, HALL and BARNETTE, JJ.

McBRIDE, Judge.

During the early part of 1965 (January 21 or 22), American Sugar Company (hereinafter referred to as the "employer"), due to a seasonal reduction in work, notified certain of its employees, thirteen of whom are involved in this proceeding, they would be laid off.

On February 15, 1965, while said employees occupied a laid-off status, a fire and explosion occurred at the employer's refinery which damaged the plant extensively. Immediately thereafter...

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