Lee v. Pratt-Farnsworth Construction Co.

SCHOTT, Judge.

This is a workers’ compensation case in which plaintiff was awarded benefits for *3total and permanent disability pursuant to LSA-R.S. 23:1221(2). Defendants, the employer and its insurer, have appealed claiming that plaintiff is entitled only to benefits for partial disability under R.S. 23:1221(3). Plaintiff has answered the appeal seeking an amendment to require payment of past and future medical expenses.

Plaintiff, a truck driver, was injured in June, 1976, when the tail gate of his truck fell on his ankle. He suffered a fractured tibia and fibula along with extensive soft…