Legal Opinion

Allen v. George E. Breece Lbr. Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 14, 1932No. 4197PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtDrew, J.

This is a suit under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, and the sole question for decision is the extent of injury to plaintiff’s foot.

Plaintiff contends that he has entirely lost the use of function of his right foot and is entitled to 65 per cent of his weekly wages for a period of one hundred and twenty-five weeks. Defendant contends that, although the foot was injured to such an extent as to amount to total loss of use of function of that member for a period from October 23, 1929, to June 9, 1930, during which time compensation was paid, that on June 9, 1930, and ever since, his foot has…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Carroll v. International Paper Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
  2. Dykes v. RuddleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
  3. Wells v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Fountain v. AMERICAN EMPLOYERS'INSURANCE CO.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1964

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