NEWELL v. UNITED STATES FID. & GUAR. CO.

No. 6870.

368 So.2d 1158 (1979)

Michael W. NEWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 7, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis E. Mire, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Raggio, Cappel, Chozen & Berniard by Frederick L. Cappel, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, FORET and DOUCET, JJ.


FORET, Judge.

This is a suit for workmen's compensation benefits. The central issue presented on appeal is whether the trial judge erred in determining that the plaintiff had failed to prove any disability arising from a job-related accident.

The plaintiff, Michael W. Newell, was injured on August 11, 1977, while employed by Vincent Construction Company as a pipefitter. At the time of the accident, the defendant, United States Fidelity & Guaranty

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