MURPHY v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 3344.

245 So.2d 539 (1971)

Otis MURPHY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. The TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 1971.

Writ Refused May 26, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holt & Woodley by James E. Williams, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

E. M. Nichols, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SAVOY, HOOD and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiff seeks workman's compensation benefits for total and permanent disability and penalties and attorney's fees. From an adverse judgment, defendant appealed.

The issues are: (1) disability; (2) penalties and attorney's fees; and (3) whether plaintiff must submit to further surgery.

The facts show that plaintiff, a 64 year old Negro male, had worked as a laborer in the Sewer Department of the City of DeRidder for many years....

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