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LYTELL v. STRICKLAND TRANSP. CO., INC.

No. 63795.

373 So.2d 138 (1979)

Joseph LYTELL, Plaintiff-Appellant-Relator, v. STRICKLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied July 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard S. Smith, Covington, for plaintiff-appellant-relator.

James L. Donovan, Donovan & Lawler, Metairie, for defendant-appellee-respondent.

TATE, Justice.

The sole issue before us concerns the penalty provided by La.R.S. 23:1333 of our compensation statute. The penalty applies against an employer who, after a judgment awarding workmen's compensation benefits, fails to pay six successive compensation installments as they fall due. The penalty provided is that the installments not yet payable under the judgment shall become due and exigible and that the judgment shall become executory for the whole...

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