BALL v. AMERICAN MARINE CORPORATION

No. 46727.

159 So.2d 138 (1963)

Joe BALL v. AMERICAN MARINE CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 20, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hattier, Schroeder & Kuntz, Herman M. Schroeder, New Orleans, for plaintiff-relator.

Normann & Normann, New Orleans, for defendant-respondent.


HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Plaintiff, a common laborer, injured his back in the course and scope of his employment. Alleging himself to be totally and permanently disabled as a result of this injury, he instituted suit to recover compensation at the maximum rate of $35.00 per week for a period not to exceed 400 weeks. After trial on the merits the district court found that plaintiff was entitled to compensation not for permanent and total disability, but for the loss of...

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