Turner v. J & J Wells Contractors, Inc.

SWIFT, Judge.

Silton Turner, plaintiff, has sued his employer, J & J Wells Construction Company, and its insurer, Tri-State Insurance Company, for workmen’s compensation benefits. It is undisputed that Turner was struck on the right side of his head by a falling tree limb in the course of his employment as a logger on June 19, 1979. The trial judge found the plaintiff was temporarily totally disabled and awarded him compensation at a rate of $141.00 per week from June 19, 1979, to August 11,1980, subject to a credit of $1,692.00 for compensation paid through September 11, 1979. The judgment…