JONES v. TENNECO OIL CO.

No. CA 8528.

534 So.2d 19 (1988)

Melvin H. JONES, Jr. v. TENNECO OIL COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1988.

Writ Denied February 24, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney D. Torres, III, Gregory J. Noto, Salvador J. Randazzo, Chalmette, for plaintiff.

David E. Walker, Walker, Bordelon, Hamlin & Theriot, New Orleans, for defendant.

Before GULOTTA, C.J., and WILLIAMS and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


ARMSTRONG, Judge.

Defendant, Tenneco Oil Company ("Tenneco"), appeals the trial court's judgment awarding plaintiff, Melvin Jones, long term disability benefits, statutory penalties and attorney's fees. As to the amount of the award, we find Tenneco's appeal has merit.

Jones was an employee of Tenneco since March, 1967. On August 21, 1978, Jones was injured on the job when a wrench he was using slipped causing him to pull a shoulder muscle. He received worker...

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