Legal Opinion
Jones v. Brown & Root, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 10, 1980No. 10906PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STOULIG, Judge.
This appeal involves a workmen’s compensation claim and provides for consideration the following issues: (1) did the trial court err in finding that the plaintiff was “disfigured” within the meaning of the workmen’s compensation statute and in applying R.S. 23:1221(4)(p); and (2) were the defendants arbitrary in stopping compensation payments when plaintiff was released for “light duty” work by the company doctor?
It is undisputed that on November 8, 1977, plaintiff, Glenn Jones, suffered a laceration of his right eye caused by a flying fragment of cement while in the course and…
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