BROWN v. BROOK TARPAULIN CO. OF NEW ORLEANS

No. CA-4327.

485 So.2d 994 (1986)

David BROWN, Jr. v. BROOK TARPAULIN COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS and Rockwood Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henrik A. Pontoppidan, Harry Nowalsky, New Orleans, for appellant.

A. Clay Pierce, Jr., Durant, Pierce & Malone, Baton Rouge, for appellees.

Before BYRNES, CIACCIO and WILLIAMS, JJ.


BYRNES, Judge.

This is an appeal from a worker's compensation claim in which the appellant David Brown was denied benefits. The trial court concluded that "the credibility of the plaintiff is extremely suspect in matters which were vital to the minimum proof required in workmen's compensation cases." The court based this decision on Brown's inconsistent testimony concerning records at De Paul Hospital. He appeals this finding and urges three assignments of error....

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