Lala v. American Sugar Refining Co.

This is an appeal of the American Sugar Refining Company, defendant, from a judgment awarding John L. Lala, plaintiff, workmen's compensation at the rate of $20.00 per week for 400 weeks, less the amount of $148.27 representing compensation already paid.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant as a sugar drier at its Chalmetto, Louisiana, plant, operating centrifugal machines. On March 28, 1947, he slipped on a circular stairway in the plant and fell about two and a half stories (approximately sixty feet), his head and face striking an iron post during his descent. He was taken to the Hotel Dieu…