Legal Opinion

Perkins v. Southern Casualty Insurance

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 26, 1972No. 3885PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Judge.

Plaintiff Robert Lee Perkins appeals the trial court determination that his twenty-five per cent permanent partial disability of his right wrist does not render him totally and permanently disabled from performing hard manual labor. We affirm.

*792On July 17, 1969 while employed by defendant Southern Casualty Insurance Company’s insured (Edgar Perkins), Perkins fell off a truck. He suffered a comminut-ed fracture of the distal shaft of the right radius involving the wrist joint surfaces.

Workmen’s compensation at the rate of $45 per week was paid from the date of injury through…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ball v. American Marine CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
  2. Lavergne v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
  3. Jackson v. American Mutual Liability Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
  4. Rutherford v. Dixie Concrete, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
  5. Chapman v. Travelers Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Dupard v. M & C CONSTRUCTION CO.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
  2. Davis v. Home Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
  3. Robertson v. Valhi, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
  4. Sanders v. Boh Bros. Construction Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974

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