Istre v. Hudson Engineering Corp.

LABORDE, Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation suit. Plaintiff, Robert Istre, contends that he sustained permanent and total disability as a result of an injury which he sustained in the course of his employment with defendant, Hudson Engineering Corporation. Following a trial, the trial judge, finding that plaintiff failed to prove causal connection between the accident and any disability, rendered judgment rejecting plaintiff’s demand. The principal issue is whether plaintiff sustained his burden of proving a causal connection between the accident and his disability.

The facts are that…