Guillot v. Weaver Brothers Thompson Lumber Co.

Joseph Guillot, plaintiff herein, was seriously injured in an accident while working for the defendant, a commercial copartnership, on April 30, 1943, that necessitated amputation of his right leg about midway between the knee and hip joints. Recognizing liability for workmen's compensation defendant's insurer, Consolidated Underwriters, paid to plaintiff 65% of his weekly wages for a period of 146 weeks, or $12.95 per week, and thereafter refused to make further payment.

This suit was instituted on November 15, 1946. Plaintiff sought therein to have judgment awarded him on the basis of total…