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FONTENOT v. J. WEINGARTEN, INC.

No. 2972.

232 So.2d 143 (1970)

Joseph Raymond FONTENOT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J. WEINGARTEN, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 4, 1970.

Dissenting Opinion March 5, 1970.

Writ Granted April 3, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Plauche Sanders & Smith, by Allen L. Smith, Jr., Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Donald Soileau and John Saunders, by John Saunders, Mamou, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, SAVOY and HOOD, JJ.

HOOD, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation suit instituted by Joseph Raymond Fontenot against his former employer, J. Weingarten, Inc. Judgment was rendered by the trial court in favor of plaintiff, awarding him compensation benefits based on total and permanent disability. Defendant has appealed.

One of the important issues presented is whether plaintiff's employment was hazardous within the meaning of the Workmen's Compensation Act, and thus whether he...

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