ISTRE v. CARR TRUCK SERVICE, INC.

No. 3534.

255 So.2d 124 (1971)

Nelson ISTRE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CARR TRUCK SERVICE, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 27, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holt & Woodley by E. E. Woodley, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Joseph Greenwald and Robert Jacques, Jr., Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SAVOY, HOOD and CULPEPPER, JJ.


HOOD, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation suit instituted by Nelson Istre against his former employer, Carr Trucking Service, Inc. Judgment was rendered by the trial court awarding plaintiff compensation at the rate of $45.00 per week for 100 weeks for the loss of a physical function (hearing). Defendant appealed. Plaintiff answered the appeal praying that he be awarded benefits based on total and permanent disability.

The issues are: (1) Is plaintiff...

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