Brown v. Travelers Insurance Co.

YARRUT, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment denying him medical payments beyond the 400-week limitation of the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Statute governing wage compensation payments. The District Court gave no reasons for judgment, but Defendant urges that, once all compensation has been paid, further medical payments automatically become prescribed.

*777The admitted facts are that Plaintiff sustained a stroke while working for his employer resulting in a right hemiplegia, and was paid weekly compensation of $30.00 for 400 weeks; plus $1,720.16 as medical payments of a total statutory…