WEST v. BAYOU VISTA MANOR, INC.

No. 63587.

371 So.2d 1146 (1979)

Delma WEST, Plaintiff-Appellant-Relator, v. BAYOU VISTA MANOR, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Shaw, Lewis & Lewis, Opelousas, for defendants-respondents.

John Saunders, Ville Platte, for plaintiff-applicant.


TATE, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the denial of an employee's claim for workmen's compensation.

The plaintiff, Mrs. West, sues her employer (Bayou Vista) and its insurer for workmen's compensation injuries. The trial court essentially found that the plaintiff's uncontradicted testimony did not prove the accident occurred at work, for reasons we find insufficient.

The court of appeal noted the trial court's reasons for refusing to accept...

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