WASHINGTON v. MANVILLE FOREST PRODUCTS CORP.

No. 18663-CA.

507 So.2d 6 (1987)

Thomas Wayne WASHINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MANVILLE FOREST PRODUCTS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shotwell, Brown & Sperry by C.A. Martin, III and Francis C. Broussard, Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

C. William Gerhardt & Associates by C. William Gerhardt, Monroe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MARVIN, SEXTON and LINDSAY, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this worker's compensation action arising out of a 1982 accident, the employer appeals a judgment that awarded benefits for partial disability to the claimant, a utility helper-forklift operator, whose right index finger was amputated after it was crushed against a wall by the forklift.

The employer contends that the claimant, after recovering from the amputation and temporary disability, should be found to be able to return to work under...

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