Legal Opinion
Calhoon v. Meridian Lumber Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 3, 1934No. 4662PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLS, Judge.
The facts in this case, arising under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (No. 20 of 1914, as amended), are not seriously in dispute. Plaintiff, working in the woods as a log cutter for defendant, while in the course of his employment accidentally cut with an ax the inside of the second finger on his right hand so deeply that the tendons were severed. They were sutured and the wound dressed by the company’s physician, who bandaged the hand with the view' of keeping the injured finger extended. This purpose was not accomplished, as the finger healed so that it was stiff and semiflexed,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Knispel v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Rylander v. T. Smith & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- Black v. Louisiana Cent. Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Roy v. Mutual Rice Co. of Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- James v. Spence & Goldstein, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Barr v. Davis Bros. Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Calhoon v. Meridian Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- McGruder v. Service Drayage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Nixon v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Custer v. New Orleans Paper Box Factory, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
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