MITCHELL v. GAYLORD CONTAINER

No. 2003 CA 2762.

889 So.2d 300 (2004)

Leslie MITCHELL v. GAYLORD CONTAINER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 28, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Burdette, II, Bogalusa, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant Leslie Mitchell.

Natasha Z. Wilson, Mark T. Garber, New Orleans, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees Continental Casualty Company, Travelers Insurance Company, Gaylord Container Corp., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Before: CARTER, C.J., PETTIGREW, and MCDONALD, JJ.


MCDONALD, J.

This is a workers' compensation case. The issue is whether the plaintiff is entitled to medical benefits for silicosis, a work-related condition that is not disabling in this case.

The claimant, Leslie Mitchell, began working for a Bogalusa paper mill in 1966. This company eventually became Gaylord Container Corporation (hereafter Gaylord). He spent five years as a re-winder working with the paper rolls, then seven years on the paint crew working...

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