Legal Opinion
Adams v. Fireman's Fund Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 1, 1968No. 3156PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YARRUT, Judge.
This is an appeal by Defendant, Workmen’s Compensation insurer, from a judgment awarding Plaintiff $23.70 for three hundred weeks, less credit for compensation already paid, based upon partial disability.
Plaintiff was employed as a pipelayer for Defendant’s insured. In May, 1966, he fell as he was cleaning out a drain pipe, and suffered a herniated disc in the lower lumbar area. As a result of his injury, Plaintiff had to undergo a laminectomy, a surgical procedure for the removal of the posterior arch of a vertebra.
Plaintiff testified that he has been unable to return to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wright v. National Surety Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Thomas v. Gates, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Smith v. Travelers Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Johnson v. W. L. Richeson & Sons, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
- Ursin-Smith v. United States Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
3Cited by2 opinions
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