Legal Opinion

Prestwood v. City of Slidell

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 9, 2003No. 2002 CA 1786PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtCarter, C. J.

Plaintiff, Marlin R. Prestwood, appeals the dismissal of his claim for workers’ compensation benefits. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

At the time of his alleged injury, plaintiff was a 67-year-old equipment operator for the City of Slidell (employer). He alleges that he suffered an injury to his left hip and leg on Friday, July 27, 2001, while operating a backhoe machine for his employer. Plaintiff claims that he was having difficulty turning the seat on the backhoe machine. As he pulled on the seat to loosen it, the seat suddenly swung around and threw his left side into the dashboard of the backhoe.…

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