Legal Opinion
Carter v. Winn Dixie, Louisiana, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 26, 1993No. 92-CA-845PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOTHARD, Judge.
In this worker’s compensation case an injured warehouseman appeals an adverse decision by the hearing officer of the state Office of Worker’s Compensation.
Michael Carter was injured on January 24, 1988 when his ankle was pinned between a “transporter” and a steel beam in the Winn Dixie frozen food warehouse. His duties there were pulling merchandise ordered from the warehouse and moving the items through the warehouse on the transporter, a battery-operated cart.
Carter chose Dr. George Byram, an orthopedist, as his treating physician. Dr. Byram diagnosed the injury as a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bruno v. Harbert Intern. Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Virgil v. American Guar. & Liability Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Daigle v. Sherwin-Williams Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Gonzales v. Babco Farm, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- Sun Finance Co., Inc. v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Williams v. William Wrigley, Jr. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- Guidroz v. CPST, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002