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LACHNEY v. CABOT CORP.

No. 6821.

368 So.2d 500 (1979)

Lawrence J. LACHNEY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CABOT CORPORATION and Texas General Indemnity Company, Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dubuisson, Brinkhaus & Dauzat by James G. Dubuisson, Opelousas, for defendant and appellant.

Fusilier, Pucheu & Soileau, A. Gaynor Soileau, Ville Platte, for plaintiff and appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, GUIDRY and SWIFT, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for workmen's compensation benefits. The plaintiff, Lawrence Lachney, contends he is totally and permanently disabled as the result of an injury to his knee which occurred in 1976 while working for the defendant, Cabot Corporation, in its carbon plant. The trial court found plaintiff is totally and permanently disabled and awarded $85 per week commencing October 16, 1977 for the duration of his disability. The district judge also awarded...

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