SOILEAU v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 1970.

198 So.2d 543 (1967)

Henry SOILEAU, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 25, 1967.

Writ Refused June 30, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dubuisson & Dubuisson, by James G. Dubuisson, Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.

Paul C. Tate, Mamou, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, JJ.


SAVOY, Judge.

This is a suit by a plaintiff surviving husband for benefits under the Louisiana Workmen's Compensation Act for the death of his wife. After a trial on the merits the lower court granted the plaintiff husband compensation at the rate of $10.00 per week for 400 weeks, and $600.00 for burial expenses. Defendant appealed to this Court.

The record shows that on February 15, 1965, Theresa Fontenot, wife of Henry Soileau, injured her knee while in...

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