Turner v. Neeb Kearney & Co.

LUTHER E. HALL, Judge pro tern.

Plaintiff, a waterfront laborer, brought this suit for total permanent disability under the Workmen’s Compensation Law against his employer and its compensation insurer.

The District Judge finding the plaintiff “totally temporarily disabled” rendered judgment in his favor for compensation “at the rate of $35.00 per week from November 10, 1959, not to exceed 400 weeks” plus interest on all past due installments, costs of court, and an allowance of $100.00 for an expert witness fee. The defendant employer and its insurer have appealed.

Plaintiff received an injury…