LESTER v. SOUTHERN CAS. INS. CO.

No. 83-997.

458 So.2d 654 (1984)

William A. LESTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Granted January 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas, Dunahoe & Gregory, Gerard F. Thomas, Jr., Natchitoches, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gold, Little, Simon, Weems & Bruser, Christine Frank and Henry B. Bruser, III, Alexandria, for defendants-appellees.

Before GUIDRY, STOKER and YELVERTON, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

William A. Lester, victim of a workmen's compensation accident, appeals the dismissal of his suit, based on prescription, for additional medical benefits brought against his former employer and its insurer, Southern Casualty Insurance Company. The suit was brought more than one year after the last medical payment. Defendants filed a plea of prescription of one year based on LSA-R.S. 23:1209. Because we agree with the trial court that the claim was...

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