Calogero v. City of New Orleans

SCHOTT, Judge.

The City of New Orleans has appealed from a judgment awarding plaintiff benefits for permanent total disability pursuant to LSA-R.S. 23:1221(2).

Plaintiff suffered a knee injury on October 28, 1975, while performing his duties as a policeman. After attempts to resume work proved unsuccessful because of pain he retired from the Police Department on February 5,1977. On July 11,1977, he took a job as assistant administrator to the Orleans Parish coroner where he has continued to work and was earning $1097 per month at the time of the trial in May, 1979.

The trial judge concluded that…