Legal Opinion
Ashby v. National Surety Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 25, 1967No. 10869PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AYRES, Judge.
In this action plaintiff seeks to recover workmen’s compensation at the maximum statutory rate prescribed for total and permanent disability.
Plaintiff sustained severe accidental injuries February 17, 1965, when he fell from a scaffold while performing services as a carpenter on a highway construction project. He was paid compensation for a period of nine weeks, that is, until April 19, 1965, when he returned to his employment. His employment was, however, terminated November 26, 1965, for lack of work.
The defense urged was that plaintiff had completely recovered from his…
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