SHUMATE v. LITTLE CASEARS, INC.

No. 93-1503.

640 So.2d 774 (1994)

Timothy SHUMATE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LITTLE CAESARS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Texada Dalrymple, Alexandria, for Timothy Shumate.

Michael L. Glass, Alexandria, for Little Caesar's.

Before DOUCET, LABORDE, JJ., and BERTRAND, J. Pro Tem.


LABORDE, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant was nineteen years old and employed by defendant in a pizza kitchen on March 30, 1991, when he slipped and fell, injuring his teeth in the fall. The hearing officer concluded that claimant was not entitled to relief under LSA-R.S. 23:1221(4)(p) because the dentally reformed teeth appeared no different from his originals. We reverse.

Workers who lose teeth are entitled to relief under our workers compensation scheme, even...

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