Duplechain v. Offshore Shipyard, Inc.

WILLIAMS, Judge.

The issue on appeal in this workers’ compensation suit is whether plaintiff is eligible for permanent total disability benefits as an “odd-lot” worker by reason of his inability to engage in any employment without incurring substantial pain. The trial court, without reasons for judgment, determined that Duplechain was partially disabled and entitled to benefits representing the difference between the wages he earned at the time of the injury on January 25, 1979 ($7.00 per hour) and any lesser wages which he actually earned any week thereafter in any gainful occupation until…