Smith v. Consolidated Underwriters’s Empirical Analysis
1951
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2
cited by 2 later decisions
2
states following
December 1969
most recently cited
2 state decisions
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“"* * * Plaintiff alleges, that while in the course and scope of his employment, that he sustained permanent disabling injuries after being involved in an auto accident on January 25, 1966 in the Parish of St. James. Plaintiff was a passenger in an auto driven by one James L. Williams. Unquestionably plaintiff did sustain very serious injuries (see medical reports offered by stipulation of Drs. Bannerman and Luikart). The deposition of plaintiff and James L. Williams establish the following facts: Mr. and Mrs. Graham and Mr. and Mrs. Williams decided to drive to New Orleans to attend the horse races at the Fairgrounds. This was their reason for going to New Orleans. Upon their arrival at the track they learned that the races had been cancelled for that day because of inclement weather. They then drove to New Orleans and ate lunch at the Roosevelt Hotel and had a couple of cocktails while there. They accompanied their wives on a shopping tour and then ate supper at Galatoire's. Before leaving for the shopping tour plaintiff made several telephone calls to firms he did business with frequently. The parties arrived at the Fairgrounds around 12:00 p. m. and the accident happened on their way home, approximately seven hours later. The issue to be resolved by the court is whether the personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in the auto accident arose out of and in the course and scope of his employment so as to qualify him for compensation benefits. The facts of the case clearly ind”
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