WILLIAMS v. HUDSON EAST

No. 3392.

247 So.2d 592 (1971)

Hoyt WILLIAMS, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. HUDSON EAST, d/b/a Hudson East General Contractors, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 26, 1971.

Writ Granted June 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stockwell, St. Dizier, Sievert & Viccellio, by Fred H. Sievert, Jr., and Robert W. Thomas, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Baggett, Hawsey & McClain, by William B. Baggett, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation case. The district judge awarded plaintiff benefits for total and permanent disability. Defendant appealed.

The sole issue is the extent and duration of plaintiff's disability.

On Friday, December 27, 1968, plaintiff was working as a carpenter for the defendant. He was constructing shoring in a ditch approximately 10 feet deep when a 4" × 4" timber fell...

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