SEWELL v. ARGONAUT SOUTHWEST INS. CO.

No. 61668.

362 So.2d 758 (1978)

Mrs. Mona SEWELL v. ARGONAUT SOUTHWEST INSURANCE CO.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred S. Gahagan, Gahagan & Gahagan, Natchitoches, for plaintiff-relator.

Chatham H. Reed, Simon, Fitzgerald, Cooke & Reed, Shreveport, for defendant-applicant.


DENNIS, Justice.

The issue presented in this workmen's compensation case is whether a judgment which silently passes over an employee's demand for medical expenses precludes relitigation of that issue if no evidence was offered as to the necessity or cost of the expenses.

In a previous workmen's compensation suit the employee was awarded compensation but the judgment was silent as to medical expenses. The employee neglected to offer specific evidence in support...

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