Legal Opinion
Dawson v. Terrebonne General Medical Center
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 19, 2011No. 2010 CA 2130PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhipple, J.
| ¡¡This matter is before us on appeal by an employer, Terrebonne General Medical Center (“TGMC”), from a judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (“OWC”) in favor of the claimant, David Dawson. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 22, 2007, claimant, who was employed by TGMC as a “multi mechanic III” in the maintenance department, was cutting a large tree stump on TGMC property with a chain saw. The height of the stump was approximately six feet. After Dawson cut the stump from its base, Dawson pushed it off of the base so that the stump was lying…
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