Francis v. Bogalusa Iron Works, Inc.

SARTAIN, Judge.

This suit was instituted by plaintiff-appellant, Robert J. Francis, against defendants-appellees, Bogalusa Iron Works, Inc. and its insurer, Rockwood Insurance Co., on a claim for workman’s compensation benefits allegedly due plaintiff as a result of total and permanent disability sustained by him in the course of his employment. The trial judge in his written reasons ruled in favor of defendants dismissing plaintiff’s claim. We affirm.

The record shows that in November of 1972 while attempting to load a manhole cover onto a truck for his employer, Boga-lusa Iron Works, Inc.,…