ASHWORTH v. ELTON PICKERING, INC.

No. 6559.

361 So.2d 940 (1978)

Robert L. ASHWORTH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ELTON PICKERING, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

July 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baggett, McCall, Singleton & Ranier, Homer C. Singleton, Jr., Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Raggio, Farrar, Cappel & Chozen; Frederick L. Cappel, Lake Charles, for defendants-appellees.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX, WATSON, FORET and CUTRER, JJ.


FORET, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation suit involving the issues of whether the plaintiff, Robert L. Ashworth, has sustained a compensable injury and whether he has a permanent total disability as a result of the injury. Also at issue is whether the defendant, Rockwood Insurance Company, the compensation insurer of the plaintiff's employer, Elton Pickering, Inc., discontinued compensation payments arbitrarily, capriciously, or without just cause, thereby entitling...

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