Legal Opinion
Reeves v. Union Sulphur Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 30, 1940No. 2091PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OTT, Judge.
Plaintiff sues for compensation at the maximum rate of $20 per week for 400 weeks, less $400 paid as compensation for twenty weeks, and he appeals from a judgment which rejected his demands for additional compensation.
It is undisputed that plaintiff suffered a fracture of thé scaphoid bone of his right wrist on September 28, 1938, as he was assisting in lowering pipe in an oil well when the latch of a pair of tongs which he was holding flew out and hit his right arm; that plaintiff was paid compensation at $20 per week for twenty weeks; that he was given, light work in painting…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- O'Niel v. M. W. Kellogg Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Landers v. New Iberia Motor Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
- Jones v. Dendinger, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Thompson v. Leach McClainLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
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