Hughes v. Enloe

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

This is a suit by plaintiff, Henry Hughes, against his former employer, H. E. Enloe, and Enloe’s insurance carrier to recover compensation for permanent total disability under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act No. 20 of 1914, as amended.

The district court awarded plaintiff judgment under Section 8(1) (d) (15) of the act [Act No. 242 of 1928, p. 358] for 50 per cent of 65 per cent of his weekly wages of $20.00 not to exceed 133 weeks from May 30, 1945, compensation having been paid for total disability for 17 weeks prior thereto.

On appeal by plaintiff the Court of Appeal,…