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DUCOTE v. J.A. JONES CONST. CO.

No. 83-965.

459 So.2d 191 (1984)

Myron DUCOTE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J.A. JONES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY and Aetna Life & Casualty Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1984.

Writ Granted February 15, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gold, Little, Simon, Weems & Bruser, Sam Poole and Eugene Sues, Alexandria, for defendants-appellants.

John T. Bennett, Marksville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, STOKER and YELVERTON, JJ.

GUIDRY, Judge.

The plaintiff, Myron Ducote, brought this suit under La.R.S. 23:1361 against his employer, J.A. Jones Construction Company, and its insurer, Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance Company, claiming that he was fired because he filed a workmen's compensation claim. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff and awarded him $24,585.60 (wages for one year) and $2,500.00 attorney's fees as well as expert witness fees of $150.00. Defendants appeal...

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