Geiger v. Globe Indemnity Co.

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.

Plaintiff, an iron worker, suffered a back injury while employed as an iron worker foreman for the Metal Building Products Company, Inc. At the time of his injury, Geiger was engaged, with three other iron workers, in carrying a steel I beam weighing four to five hundred pounds. In this action for compensation under the Louisiana Compensation Act, it is now admitted by both sides that Geiger, because of his back condition resulting from the injury, is disabled from doing heavy work of any kind, including lifting. The defendant insurer contends, however, that…