Benton v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

JASPER E. JONES, Judge Pro Tem.

This is a workers’ compensation case. This plaintiff is Ollie J. Benton and the defendants are her employer, Thiokol Chemical Corporation, and its insurer, The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company. The plaintiff appeals a judgment rejecting her demand to be recognized as permanently partially disabled. We reverse and render.

*713This case concerns partial disability as provided in LSA-R.S. 23:1221(3) at the time of appellants injury in 1981. The issue is whether an injured employee who can, after the injury perform most of the duties of his job and continues to work is…