BROWN v. MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY OF NEW ORLEANS, INC.

No. CA-2783.

468 So.2d 645 (1985)

Huery J. BROWN v. MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY OF NEW ORLEANS, INC. and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Laborde, Metairie, for appellee.

Marshall G. Weaver, Metairie, for appellants.

Before GULOTTA, CIACCIO and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


GULOTTA, Judge.

In this worker's compensation case, the defendant employer and its insurer appeal from a judgment awarding plaintiff total and permanent disability benefits pursuant to LSA-R.S. 23:1221(2) for a knee injury. In answer to the appeal, plaintiff seeks penalties and attorney's fees for defendants' arbitrary and capricious denial of his claim. We affirm.

Huery Brown, a 48 year old maintenance foreman at defendant Mount Carmel Academy for 23 years...

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