HOWARD v. TRI-STATE INS. CO.

No. 13544.

359 So.2d 245 (1978)

Hunter HOWARD, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRI-STATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 1, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie B. Bagley & Associates, by Leslie B. Bagley, Mansfield, for plaintiff-appellant.

Brittain & Williams, by Jack O. Brittain, Natchitoches, for defendant-appellee.

Before HALL, MARVIN and JONES, JJ.


JONES, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals a judgment denying him compensation benefits under the provisions of R.S. 23:1221(4)(e) and (o).1

On March 16,1977 while at work plaintiff cut the back of his left hand with a chain saw. The laceration was 2½ inches across, 1/8th deep and required 6-8 sutures to repair. It only penetrated the subcutaneous tissues of plaintiff's hand and did not cut any tendons. His treating physician, Dr. James...

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