JEFFERSON v. MORTON SALT CO.

No. 82-419.

427 So.2d 502 (1983)

Ernest JEFFERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MORTON SALT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guillory, McGee, Mayeux & Fontenot, John Fontenot, Eunice, for plaintiff-appellant.

Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Richard J. Petre, Jr., Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

Before STOKER, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

This is a worker's compensation case. The trial court found that the plaintiff suffered a compensable accident in the course and scope of his employment with Morton Salt Company, on January 17, 1980. However, the district court concluded that the medical evidence preponderated in favor of the defendant and rejected plaintiff's claim for compensation benefits beyond April 14, 1980. Plaintiff appealed. We affirm.

The issue on appeal is whether...

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