Legal Opinion
French v. Manpower Temporary Services
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 6, 1995No. 95-823PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
11 KNOLL, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals the denial of worker’s compensation benefits for a back injury. The main issue for our review is whether the hearing officer committed manifest error in determining that the plaintiffs accident was not a cause of his back injury.
FACTS
On November 8, 1991, Randy French was working as a laborer for defendant, Manpower Temporary Services. He was assigned to assist in the repair of railroad track at the CLECO plant in Boyce, Louisiana. Mr. French was using a sledge hammer to drive a bolt through the track, when the bolt came free and struck Mr. French in the left…
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