U.S. COMEX CORP. v. SULLIVAN

No. CA 87 1114.

536 So.2d 453 (1988)

U.S. COMEX CORPORATION v. Gerald SULLIVAN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied February 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery Napolitano, New Orleans, for U.S. Comex Corp.

Brian Calvit, Baton Rouge, for Gerald Sullivan.

Before COVINGTON, C.J., and LOTTINGER and FOIL, JJ.


LOTTINGER, Judge.

This appeal arises from a denial of worker's compensation benefits based on the employer's defense that the employee was intoxicated at the time of the accident and that his intoxication caused the accident.

FACTS

Gerald Sullivan received severe and permanent injuries on May 9, 1985, when the 18-wheel tractor trailer truck he was driving for his employer, U.S. Comex Corporation, ran off the road, La. Highway 441, and struck a tree...

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