Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 16, 1989No. 89-CA-1110PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOBRANO, Judge.
Plaintiff, Elvin Brooks, recovered the maximum compensation allowed under R.S. 23:1221(4)(p)1 for a burn to his wrist while in the employ of Avondale Shipyards. Avondale appeals asserting that (1) recovery under R.S. 23:1221(4)(p) is allowed only for disfigurement about the head and face, or that, at least, the disfigurement should be serious; (2) that R.S. 23:1221(4)(p) should be read together with subsection (q); (3) the trial court erred in giving the maximum award and (4) plaintiff’s case has prescribed.
Elvin Brooks was employed by Avondale Shipyards, Inc. as a welder. On…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Dykes v. North River Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Lewis v. Orleans Parish School Bd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Addison v. Neeb Kearney & CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
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