BYRD v. HIGHLAND'S INS. CO.

No. 6955.

319 So.2d 498 (1975)

Bessie A. BYRD v. HIGHLAND'S INSURANCE COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 9, 1975.

Writ Refused November 25, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank S. Bruno, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert E. Peyton, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before LEMMON, GULOTTA and BEER, JJ.


BEER, Judge.

This workmen's compensation suit arises from an accident occasioned to appellant, Bessie A. Byrd, on May 9, 1972. She had been employed for about six weeks at Conti Steak House as a kitchen helper and was earning $1.00 an hour. While using a lettuce slicing machine appellant suffered lacerations to her middle and little fingers and partial amputation of the distal phalanx of her ring finger on her right hand. She was taken to Methodist Hospital where...

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