Dunn v. Tremont Lumber Co.

GLADNEY, Judge.

Melvin E. Dunn, an employee of the Tremont Lumber Company, instituted this suit for permanent and total disability benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act as a result of an employment injury on June 4, 1962. Plaintiff was working in defendant’s sawmill in Winn Parish when he received a blow from a metal shaft and sustained an injury to his back. Ensuing disability resulted in the payment of workmen’s compensation from the date of injury until January 3, 1963. Through answer, disability beyond January 3, 1963 has been denied by the employer. After trial, judgment was…