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MELDER v. CENTURY TEL. ENTERPRISES

No. 8731.

413 So.2d 1325 (1982)

Elmo E. MELDER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CENTURY TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES, INC., et al., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

On Rehearing April 30, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeansonne, Briney & Lewis, Owen M. Goudelocke, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Kathleen Overcash, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Preston N. Aucoin, Ville Platte, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, SWIFT and LABORDE, JJ.

SWIFT, Judge.

This is a worker's compensation suit to recover benefits for total permanent disability and for penalties and attorney's fees. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Elmo E. Melder, the defendants, Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc. (Century), and its insurer, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (Hartford), have appealed.

At the time of trial plaintiff was 59 years of age with an eleventh grade education. He had been engaged in hard...

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