MESHELL v. RIVERS

No. 6049.

348 So.2d 203 (1977)

Joseph K. MESHELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Phillip RIVERS and Southern Casualty Insurance Co., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 1977.

Writ Refused October 26, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell M. Evans, Evans & Bradley, DeRidder, for plaintiff-appellant.

H. O. Lestage, III, DeRidder, for defendants-appellees.

Before HOOD, FORET and HEARD, JJ.


HOOD, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation suit instituted by Joseph K. Meshell against Phillip Rivers and his insurer, Southern Casualty Insurance Company. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of defendants, and plaintiff appealed.

The issue presented is whether plaintiff has been disabled since the date on which the payment of workmen's compensation benefits was discontinued.

A tree fell on plaintiff on August 6, 1973, while he was working...

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