Muse v. Roy H. Spears Lumber Co.

SHORTESS, Judge.

Algiers Muse (plaintiff) sued his former employer, Roy H. Spears Lumber Company (defendant) and Gulf States Underwriters of Louisiana, Incorporated, for benefits under the Louisiana Workman’s Compensation statutes. After hearing all the evidence, the court found for defendant, prompting this appeal by plaintiff.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant doing a variety of tasks, from cutting and edging lumber to cleaning around the lumber yard. On June 3,1980, he was working an edger when a piece of lumber jammed while passing through the machine. When it was ejected, it struck him,…