WALKER v. GAINES P. WILSON & SON, INC.

No. 7431.

328 So.2d 917 (1976)

Charles WALKER v. GAINES P. WILSON & SON, INC., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 1976.

Writ Denied June 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward R. Drury, New Orleans, Clark A. Richard, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, John C. Combe, Jr., David F. Edwards, Bruce J. Borrello, New Orleans, Stephen L. Huber, Robert A. Katz, George J. Richaud, Metairie, A. Miles Pratt, III, New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Before SAMULE, MORIAL, and BEER, JJ.


BEER, Judge.

As stated by the trial court in its written reasons:

"Plaintiff [Charles Walker, the appellee] was injured on the job in the course and scope of his employment in September, 1973. He was originally sent to Drs. Houston, Roy & Faust, who diagnosed a back sprain. With continued complaints of pain, he was referred to Dr. Robert L. Applebaum, a neuro-surgeon. On October 29, 1973, he was operated on and a herniated L-5, S-1 disc was removed. After...

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