GUARDALABENE v. TENNECO OIL COMPANY

No. 4344.

246 So.2d 708 (1971)

Joseph L. GUARDALABENE v. TENNECO OIL COMPANY and Continental Casualty Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 5, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackson & Hess, Leonard A. Washofsky, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Frederick R. New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before SAMUEL, REDMANN and BOUTALL, JJ.


SAMUEL, Judge.

This suit for workmen's compensation arises out of an industrial accident in which plaintiff sustained an injury to his left thumb resulting in amputation of the distal phalanx. The defendants are plaintiff's employer and its liability insurer. Plaintiff was paid $1,750, full compensation under LSA-R.S. 23:1221(4) (a) and (k). He seeks compensation, subject to a credit for the amount paid, for an alleged permanent partial loss of the use or function...

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