Chivoletto v. Johns-Manville Products Corp.

BOUTALL, Judge.

This suit involves a claim for total and permanent disability under the Occupational Disease section of our workmen’s compensation law, LSA R.S. 23:1031.1. After trial on the merits plaintiff, Buster Chivo-letto, was awarded $49.00 a week not to exceed 100 weeks for loss of a bodily function. Defendant, Johns-Manville, has appealed that judgment assigning as error the fact that the trial court did not make a finding of factual disability. Plaintiff has also appealed contending that the trial court erred in not granting a total and permanent disability award and in not granting…