THOMAS v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

No. 12806.

419 So.2d 8 (1982)

Roy L. THOMAS v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Bruno, Bruno & Bruno, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Stewart E. Niles, Jr., Donna G. Klein, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before REDMANN, C.J., and SCHOTT and KLEES, JJ.


REDMANN, Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals from an award of workers' compensation benefits for permanent and total disability from silicosis. We remand to allow defendant to cross-examine plaintiff's expert Dr. Morton Brown on his expertise and to allow plaintiff too to present further evidence.

Dr. Brown is the only physician who testified plaintiff was disabled from silicosis. Dr. Brown had never examined plaintiff, but saw his chest x-rays and knew his employment...

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