Ford v. State ex rel. DHHR

GUIDRY, Judge.

This is a worker’s compensation suit. The defendant appeals from the trial court’s ruling finding plaintiff, Mary Ann Ford, temporarily totally disabled from May 20, 1982 until May 1, 1984, and thus entitled to worker’s compensation benefits for that period subject to a credit for benefits paid during that time. Defendant argues on appeal that benefits should have ceased in November, 1982.

FACTS

Plaintiff, Mary Ann Ford, slipped and fell on a wet floor at Pinecrest State School on May 20, 1982, injuring her back. Plaintiff was employed by Pinecrest at the time of the accident as a…