JONES v. HARTFORD INS. CO.

No. 89-C-2331.

560 So.2d 442 (1990)

Whitney JONES v. HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY and the Fairgrounds Corporation.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 30, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Oestreicher, II, for applicant.

James C. Cockfield, for respondent.


DENNIS, Justice.

The issue presented by this case is whether, under the 1983 Worker's Compensation Act, a worker may interrupt prescription of his claim by the commencement of a judicial action for benefits, as well as by the filing of a claim with the office of worker's compensation administration. The district court ruled that the plaintiff's claim had prescribed, even though he had filed a lawsuit within one year of his accident, because he failed to file a timely...

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