BARTIE v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 2186.

205 So.2d 740 (1967)

Walter Charles BARTIE v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1968.

Writ Refused March 8, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brame, Stewart & Bergstedt, by Frank M. Brame, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Jones & Jones, by Jerry G. Jones, Cameron, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, SAVOY, and LEAR, JJ.


SAVOY, Judge.

This is a suit for workmen's compensation benefits brought by the plaintiff as the result of an alleged permanent total disability incurred through an occupational disease contracted while he was employed by Louisiana Menhaden Company, which company was insured by the defendant. The primary question with which we are here concerned is whether plaintiff suffered an occupational disease within the meaning of the Louisiana Workmen's Compensation Act.

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