SHELTON v. ARNETT

No. 6390.

175 So.2d 679 (1965)

James SHELTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. H. A. ARNETT, d/b/a Peerless Laundry and Cleaners, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 24, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Walter, Jr., of Kantrow, Spaht & Kleinpeter, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants.

Ralph M. Kelton of Kelton & Taylor, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellees.

Before ELLIS, LOTTINGER, LANDRY, BAILES and KEARNEY, JJ.


BAILES, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation suit. Plaintiff sues his former employer for maximum workmen's compensation benefits alleged to be due him by reason of an injury he received in a vehicular accident. The employer's insurer was joined as party defendant. Additionally, plaintiff claims statutory penalties and attorney's fees on the ground that defendants' failure to pay workmen's compensation was arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable. After trial, the...

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