Peters v. Livingston Wood Products, Inc.

JOHN S. COVINGTON, Judge.

In this worker’s compensation suit, defendants appealed a judgment rendered against them finding plaintiff permanently partially disabled under LSA-R.S. 23:1221(3)1 (prior to its amendment by Acts 1983, No. 1, § 1) and entitled to benefits under that section, plus penalties and attorney fees.

On January 13, 1976, plaintiff, then a minor, suffered an injury to his right hand in the course and scope of his employment as a wood hauler for Livingston Wood Products, Inc. (Livingston). One finger on his right hand was partially amputated as a result. Livingston and its…