Blythe v. J. H. Askew & Union Indemnity Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion
ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING
I
CARVER, J.
Defendant’s able counsel urge that Subsection (e) of Section 8 of the Compensation Act should apply.
*418It seems clear to us that it cannot.
This subsection begins: “In cases not falling within any of the provisions already made,” etc.
We think the case does fall within a previous provision of the statute.
II
Counsel also urge that as Doctor Slicer estimated the injury to plaintiff’s foot at twenty-five per cent and as total loss of a foot is only sjxty per cent of wages for 125 weeks, a construction which gives the plaintiff compensation for 300 weeks makes the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dennis v. HuberSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Sweeney v. Black River Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922