Legal Opinion

Matthews v. Louisiana Long Leaf Lumber Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 29, 1951No. 7658Published

1Opinion

On Rehearing

In original opinion we held that plaintiff had established that because of an accident, the vision of his right eye had been so materially impaired as to amount to, for all practical purposes, its loss.

Feeling that the question as to which provision of the Workmen’s Compensation Law applied to the facts of the case, that relating to specific disability (the loss of an eye), or that providing for permanent total disability to do work of any reasonable character, should have further study and consideration, the rehearing was granted, but restricted solely to this question.

The…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Blackwell v. WimberlyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1951

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