PITRE v. PHOENIX OF HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 7950.

234 So.2d 831 (1970)

Walter Joseph PITRE v. The PHOENIX OF HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 25, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zelden & Zelden, by Max Zelden, New Orleans, for appellant.

James C. Walker, Jr., Houma, for appellee.

Before LANDRY, SARTAIN, and ELLIS, JJ.


ELLIS, Judge.

In this case, Walter Joseph Pitre is seeking workmen's compensation benefits for permanent and total disability. On April 8, 1965, plaintiff, a welder's helper, was engaged in cleaning the top of a tank when he slipped and fell. In falling, he grasped a hot pipe with his right hand and suffered burns thereto, and struck his right elbow and shoulder. He saw Dr. Thomas Haydel on the date of the accident and was treated for the burn on his hand. By April...

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