TURNER v. AMERICAN MUT. INS. CO.

No. 65636.

390 So.2d 1330 (1980)

Silton TURNER v. AMERICAN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold Edward Knoll, Knoll & Knoll, Marksville, for plaintiff-applicant.

Larry Stewart, Stafford, Stewart & Potter, Alexandria, for defendant-respondent.


DENNIS, Justice.*

The issue presented in this workers' compensation case is whether the plaintiff is unable "to engage in any gainful occupation for wages" within the meaning of La. R.S. 23:1221(2) (Supp. 1975) and thus should be awarded compensation for permanent total disability. The court of appeal, affirming the trial court, held that the plaintiff, a mentally retarded woodcutter whose right foot had been crushed, was not permanently...

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