Daste v. Gwin
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the CourtJanvier, J.
This is a suit for workmen’s compensation. Daste alleges that he was a bricklayer earning $66 per week while working for defendant Gwin in the construction of the June Hotel Annex; that on May 19, 1928, he received injuries as the result of being struck by a heavy plank which fell from one of the upper floors; that he was knocked unconscious, his left shoulder was bruised, and that the humerus, which we understand is the large bone in the upper part of the left arm, was broken; that he is entitled to compensation at the rate of $20 per week for 300 weeks and that he has been paid $240, but…
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