Leon v. Crowell & Spencer Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides; James Andrews, Judge. ,, Suit under the Workmen’s Compensation Act by Creed S. Leon against the Crowell & Spencer Lumber Company, for compensation for injuries. Prom a judgment for plaintiff for an insufficient amount, he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, C. J.
Plaintiff suffered a broken ankle while in the employ of defendant company in February, 1918, and remained totally disabled until the following November, when, with the aid of an ankle brace and a crutch, he could go about and do light work, and he has continued in the latter condition, and, as we understand, is likely to continue, unless he has the foot amputated.
[1] He claims compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Laws 1914, No. 20), as amended by Act 38 of 1918. This amendment can have no application to the case, since it was adopted after the accident had happened — to wit, in…
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