Legal Opinion
Duhon v. Pittsburg Plate Glass Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 27, 1965No. 1518PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
This is a workmen’s compensation case. Plaintiff contends he is permanently and totally disabled as a result of a spontaneous pneumothorax (collapsed lung) which he suffered while working for the defendant, Pittsburg Plate Glass Company. From an adverse judgment, plaintiff appeals.
The substantial issue is whether plaintiff has sustained his burden of proving a causal connection between the accident and his present disability.
The facts are that plaintiff worked almost daily with an air hammer pounding against his chest. While so working on October 21, 1963, he developed a pain…
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