Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1964

Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance v. Travelers Insurance Co.

Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance v. Travelers Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal · Decided May 28, 1964 · Culpep, Culpepper, Frugé, Savoy
164 So. 2d 609; 1964 La. App. LEXIS 1691 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance v. Travelers Insurance Co.

Opinion of the Court

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a companion case to Alee Thibodeaux v. Sternberg, et al. 164 So.2d 606. These two cases were consolidated for purposes of trial and appeal and separate decisions are being rendered by us on this date.

In the present matter, the plaintiff, Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, was the workmen's compensation insurer, for Mr. Alee C. Thibodeaux’s employer, H. T. Wilkinson. The compensation insurer paid certain benefits for which it became subrogated under the provisions of LSA-R.S. 23:1101, to a claim against the party causing the accident. For the reason set out in our decision in said companion case we have found that the accident was caused solely by the negligence of defendant Sternberg’s truck driver.

For the reasons assigned, the judgment appealed herein is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed against the defendant appellant.

Affirmed.

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