WINTERS v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT

No. 50416.

242 So.2d 236 (1970)

257 La. 245

Will WINTERS v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 14, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. N. Marcantel, John L. Schober, Jr., James Fleet Howell, Shreveport, for defendant-applicant.

Cook, Clark, Egan, Yancey & King, James Robert Jeter, Shreveport, for plaintiff-respondent.


SANDERS, Justice.

This workmen's compensation proceeding raises a single issue, whether statutory penalties and attorney's fees should be assessed against the employer.

After trial, the district court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff against his employer for workmen's compensation at the rate of $35.00 per week beginning January 1, 1965, for the duration of his disability, not exceeding 400 weeks, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum on...

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