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GUILLORY v. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY

No. 2826.

227 So.2d 620 (1969)

John S. GUILLORY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 30, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Preston N. Aucoin, Ville Platte, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gist, Methvin & Trimble, by David A. Hughes, Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before TATE, HOOD, and CULPEPPER, JJ.

TATE, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation suit. The plaintiff Guillory was injured at work on August 7, 1967. He did not file the present suit for compensation benefits against his employer until October 31, 1968, that is, more than one year later.

The trial court sustained an exception pleading a one-year prescription. LSA-R.S. 23:1209. The plaintiff appeals.

Under LSA-R.S. 23:1209, an injured employee must ordinarily file suit within one year...

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