Legal Opinion
Oster v. Wetzel Printing, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 10, 1980No. 66687PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
390 So.2d 1318 (1980)
Mrs. Marie Camps OSTER
v.
WETZEL PRINTING, INC., et al.
No. 66687.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
November 10, 1980.
Sidney F. Braud, Leonard B. Levy, New Orleans, for plaintiff-applicant.
Rene A. Curry, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-respondents.
DENNIS, Justice.
In this workers' compensation case we must determine if the plaintiff, a sixty-one year old bookbinder whose hand was severely injured in her employer's machine, is unable "to engage in any gainful occupation for wages" within the meaning of La.R.S. 23:1221(2) (Supp.1975) and thus should be awarded compensation for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lyons v. Industrial Special Indemnity FundIdaho Supreme Court · 1977
- Knispel v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Brown Ex Rel. Brown v. Safeway Stores, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
- Deaton v. State Accident Insurance FundCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1973
- Interlake Steel Corp. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by114 opinions
- Walton v. Normandy Village Homes Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Allor v. Belden Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Schouest v. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Martin v. HB Zachry Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Lattin v. Hica Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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