POUNDS v. ECOFF TRUCKING, INC.

No. 9756.

365 So.2d 934 (1978)

Tommy POUNDS v. ECOFF TRUCKING, INC. and A B C Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 7, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Levenson & Bonin, Paul A. Bonin, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Adams & Reese, Edward J. Rice, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before SAMUEL, LEMMON and GARRISON, JJ.


SAMUEL, Judge.

Plaintiff instituted this suit against his employer and his employer's compensation insurer for total and permanent disability benefits under the Louisiana Workmen's Compensation Act. After a trial on the merits, judgment was rendered in favor of the defendants, dismissing plaintiff's suit at his cost. Plaintiff has appealed.

Our settled jurisprudence is that in a compensation case, as in other cases, the plaintiff bears the burden of proof...

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