STUTES v. GREY WOLF DRILLING CO.

No. 87-602.

528 So.2d 1097 (1988)

Thomas J. STUTES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GREY WOLF DRILLING COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

July 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Toxie L. Bush, Jr., Abbeville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Onebane, Donohoe, John F. Wilkes, III, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, GUIDRY and LABORDE, JJ.


GUIDRY, Judge.

Plaintiff, Thomas J. Stutes, appeals a judgment dismissing his petition for worker's compensation benefits. We affirm.

Two issues are presented for determination on appeal: (1) Did an "accident" occur on September 18, 1985? (2) If so, did the trial judge err in failing to find a reasonable possibility of causal connexity between the accident and plaintiff's alleged disabling condition sufficient to establish a presumption of causation?

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