JACKS v. BANISTER PIPELINES AMERICA

No. 81-C-2296.

418 So.2d 524 (1982)

Leonard B. JACKS v. BANISTER PIPELINES AMERICA, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Maughan, and Elliott W. Atkinson, Maughan, Atkinson & Martin, Ltd., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-applicant.

L. Michael Cooper, Durrett, Hardin, Hunter, Dameron & Frithcie, Baton Rouge, for defendant-respondent.


DENNIS, Justice.

Following the Workers' Compensation statute's provisions for total and partial disability, there is a schedule of specific losses accompanied by a provision for the number of weeks of compensation payable in each instance. In this case we are called upon to determine the proper mode of compensation when an employee, who suffered the loss of an eye, qualifies for both a specific loss award and a permanent partial disability judgment. The trial and...

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