French v. Weaver Bros.

Plaintiff sues to recover compensation in the sum of $9.75 per week for thirty weeks for the alleged total loss of use of the index finger on his left hand; also the additional sum of $9.75 per week during one hundred fifty weeks for alleged injuries to his left hand, arm, and shoulder. The injuries complained of were alleged to have been sustained while employed by defendant as a saw filer at defendant’s sawmill at Flora, in Natchitoches parish, on December 2, 1930. He was receiving a salary of $150 per month at the time of the accident.

Defendant admits plaintiff received a slight temporary…