LEWIS v. WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 18,188-CA.

499 So.2d 506 (1986)

William LEWIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Culpepper, Teat, Caldwell & Avery by Jimmy C. Teat, Jonesboro, for plaintiff-appellant.

McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang by Robert B. Mitchell and Steven J. Heath, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before MARVIN, JASPER E. JONES and FRED W. JONES, Jr., JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

Lewis sued his former employer for damages under La.R.S. 23:1361, alleging that his employment was terminated "solely because he asserted a claim for workmen's [sic] compensation." After the trial court rendered a judgment sustaining defendant's exception of no cause of action and lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter, plaintiff appealed.

For the reasons hereinafter explained, we reverse and remand.

According to his...

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