COOLEY v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA

No. 2544.

216 So.2d 388 (1968)

Barney D. COOLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 5, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stafford & Pitts by Grove Stafford, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant-appellee.

Watson, Brittain & Murchison by Jack O. Brittain, Natchitoches, for plaintiff-appellee-appellant.

Before FRUGE, HOOD and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiff seeks workmen's compensation benefits for total and permanent disability resulting from an accident sustained while working for Rust Engineering Company. Defendant is the employer's insurer. The district judge found plaintiff totally and permanently disabled but denied penalties and attorney's fees. Defendant appealed. Plaintiff answered the appeal, seeking penalties and attorney's fees.

There is little dispute as to the facts....

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