Legal Opinion
Howard v. Tri-State Insurance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 1, 1978No. 13544PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals a judgment denying him compensation benefits under the provisions of R.S. 23:1221(4)(e) and (o).1
On March 16,1977 while at work plaintiff cut the back of his left hand with a chain saw. The laceration was 2Vz inches across, Vsth deep and required 6-8 sutures to repair. It only penetrated the subcutaneous tissues of plaintiff’s hand and did not cut any tendons. His treating physician, Dr. James L. Zum Brunnen, an orthopedic surgeon, stated because it was not a dirty, jagged wound as often occurs in chain-saw cuts, he repaired it in his office.
In Dr. Zum Brunnen’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Babineaux v. Great American Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Ryan v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Dunn v. Glen D. Lowe Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Fontenot v. Ramey Well ServiceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Tuggle v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Fontenot v. Schlumberger Well ServiceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
- Clarius v. Fogleman Truck Lines, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979