Estrada v. Domino

STOKER, Judge.

Plaintiff, Ramon Estrada, appeals from a judgment awarding him worker’s compensation benefits in the amount of $49.00 per week for three weeks and $115.00 in medical expenses. He claims on appeal that he is totally and permanently disabled and is entitled to compensation in the amount of $49.00 per week for 500 weeks. He also argues that the trial court erred in failing to award penalties and attorney’s fees. For reasons set out below, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

FACTS

The accident out of which this suit arises occurred on May 27, 1970, in Natchitoches, Louisiana.…