THOMPSON v. GIBBENS POOLS, INC.

No. CA-1428.

449 So.2d 171 (1984)

Johnny THOMPSON v. GIBBENS POOLS, INC. and Sentry Insurance Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Hughes, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Eugene M. McEachin, Jr., Bernard, Cassisa, Babst & Saporito, P.C., Metairie, for defendants-appellants.

Before SCHOTT, AUGUSTINE and WILLIAMS, JJ.


WILLIAMS, Judge.

Defendant appeals a trial court judgment awarding plaintiff forty-seven weeks of workers' compensation benefits at $163.00 per week for a facial disfigurement, arguing that the disfigurement was self-inflicted.

On August 12, 1981, plaintiff, Johnny Thompson, was struck in the eye with a rope while in the employ of defendant, Gibbens Pools, Inc. He received fifty-three weeks of compensation benefits at $163.00 per week, as well as medical benefits...

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