MECHE v. ARTHUR G. McKEE & CO., INC.

No. 14841.

415 So.2d 494 (1982)

Lesley MECHE v. ARTHUR G. McKEE & COMPANY, INC. and General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 25, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Murray, Robert R. Rainer, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee Lesley Meche.

James E. Moore, Baton Rouge, for third party defendant-appellee Universal Corp.

John W. L. Swanner, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants Arthur G. McKee & Co., Inc. and General Acc. Fire & Life Assur. Corp.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and SHORTESS, JJ.


EDWARDS, Judge.

Plaintiff, Lesley Meche, is a pipefitter who injured his right wrist on December 26, 1978, while working for the defendant, Arthur G. McKee & Company, Inc. ("McKee"). Meche was injured when a pipe wrench he was using slipped, causing him to fall and land on his right wrist and hand. Plaintiff was taken to a company doctor who referred him to an orthopedist, Dr. Jackson.

Dr. Jackson first saw Meche on December 28, 1978. His original diagnosis...

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