OWENS v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 55073.

307 So.2d 313 (1975)

Wilfred OWENS, Plaintiff-Appellant-Relator, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY and Heldenbrand, Inc., Defendants-Appellees-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied February 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger C. Sellers, Durwood W. Conque, Thompson & Sellers, Abbeville, for plaintiff-appellant-relator.

Jacob D. Landry, Landry, Watkins, Cousin & Bonin, New Iberia, for defendants-appellees-respondents.


TATE, Justice.

The plaintiff Owens sues for workmen's compensation benefits. His claim is based upon the recurrence of a hernia initially caused by accident during his employment with the defendant employer. The case involves an issue of first impression in this court as to the application of a 1968 enactment providing for compensation for initial and recurrent hernia injuries at work.

The trial court had initially dismissed the suit as prescribed. The court...

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