Legal Opinion
Ennis v. Plant Service Construction Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 8, 1975No. 6913PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHOTT, Judge.
Defendants have appealed from a judgment awarding plaintiff Workmen’s Compensation benefits of $49.00 a week for 300 weeks, based upon his being temporarily totally disabled from a knee injury sustained on February 17, 1970, when he fell from a scaffold. Plaintiff has answered the appeal seeking benefits for total and permanent disability.
In his reasons for judgment the trial judge included the following:
“From this evidence the court finds that:
“1. Dr. Brent is of the opinion that plaintiff can perform the duties of a construction pipefitter even though he has a 20% disability…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Guillory v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Lawless v. Steel Erectors, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- Falgoust v. Jefferson Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Romero v. Argonaut Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Air Conditioning Distributors, Inc. v. AaronLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
3Cited by4 opinions
- Newell v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Hollis v. Travelers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Ennis v. Plant Service Construction Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Franklin v. Commercial Union Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985