RELISH v. HOBBS

No. 1749.

188 So.2d 479 (1966)

Percy RELISH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Bill HOBBS, d/b/a Discount Auto Sales, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 28, 1966.

Writ Refused October 11, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald M. Garrett and B. Dexter Ryland, by B. Dexter Ryland, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

John R. Hunter, Jr., Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before TATE, HOOD and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation suit. Plaintiff's arm was broken in a fight with a co-employee, Jessie Daniels. The district judge sustained the defense that the injury was caused "by the injured employee's willful intention to injure himself or to injure another,". LSA-R.S. 23:1081. Plaintiff appealed.

Different witnesses gave different versions of the altercation, but the trial judge specifically commented that Albert Keller appeared to...

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