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PARNELL v. REED & SIMS, INC.

No. 82 CA 0502.

428 So.2d 899 (1983)

Frank PARNELL v. REED & SIMS, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 6, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles B. W. Palmer, Amite, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jesse P. Lagarde, Amite, for defendant-appellee Reed & Sims, Inc.

James Brady, Alexandria, for defendant, Hermitage Health and Life Ins., Co. and Gulf States Inderwriters of La.

Before LOTTINGER, COLE and CARTER, JJ.

COLE, Judge.

This is a workers' compensation case in which plaintiff seeks compensation benefits from defendant Reed & Sims, Inc. The primary issues are whether plaintiff is entitled to compensation as a "working independent contractor," and if so, what is the extent of his disability.

Plaintiff cut his left hand on July 7, 1979 with a chain saw while harvesting timber. At the time of the accident he had been engaged for about six months in a timber-producing...

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