1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. So.2d
  4. 260 So.2d
  5. 260 So.2d 46 (1972)
 

THIBODEAUX v. ASSOCIATED DISTRIBUTING COMPANY

No. 3730.

260 So.2d 46 (1972)

Ewell J. THIBODEAUX, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. ASSOCIATED DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, Inc., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1972.

Writ Refused May 30, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon E. Roy, Jr., New Iberia, for defendant-appellant.

Harry S. H. Verlander, Jr., New Orleans, for appellant.

C. Kenneth Deshotel, Opelousas, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, HOOD and CULPEPPER, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation case. While employed as a "can strapper" in defendant's canning factory, plaintiff slipped and fell on his right shoulder, causing a massive tear in the rotator cuff muscle. The district judge awarded plaintiff benefits for total and permanent disability, together with penalties and attorney's fees. Defendant appealed. Plaintiff answered the appeal, seeking an increase in attorney's fees and a change in the rate of...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases