JARRELL v. EMPLOYERS CAS. INS. CO.

No. 85-38.

499 So.2d 947 (1986)

James H. JARRELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EMPLOYERS CASUALTY INS. CO., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied December 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris Smith, III, Leesville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Elizabeth E. Foote, of Percy, Smith, Foote & Honeycutt, Alexandria, for defendants-appellees.

Before DOMENGEAUX, GUIDRY and YELVERTON, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

This appeal involves the extraterritorial application of our worker's compensation law. The trial judge concluded that the plaintiff's contract of hire was not made in Louisiana and dismissed the suit. Having carefully reviewed the record, we agree with his decision and affirm, adopting as our own the following written reasons assigned by the district judge:

"Plaintiff sued for worker's compensation benefits as a result of injuries allegedly...

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