Case v. K-Mart, Inc.

PEREZ, Judge.

Nora Rita Case, plaintiff-appellee, was involved in a non-employment related accident on August 19,1977, which resulted in a fractured left elbow and wrist. A surgical procedure was performed on the arm. Thereafter, the plaintiff resumed her occupation as a security guard at the K-Mart store in Algiers. On October 25,1977, while in the course and scope of her employment at K-Mart, a 100 pound box fell on the plaintiff’s left arm, aggravating the previous injury.

Suit was then filed claiming a total permanent, or alternatively, partial permanent disability. The trial court found a…