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HELMERICH & PAYNE INC. v. STEPHENS

No. 90-CA-0110.

569 So.2d 21 (1990)

HELMERICH & PAYNE INCORPORATED v. Robert STEPHENS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 11, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Eason, II, Adams and Reese, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellant.

Thomas O. Wells, Wagner, Wells & Mansour, Alexandria, for defendant/appellee.

Before GARRISON, BARRY and CIACCIO, JJ.

BARRY, Judge.

Robert Stephens was employed by Helmerich & Payne Drilling Company as a roughneck on a drilling rig in Plaquemines Parish. On July 21, 1986 he was injured in an on-the-job accident and treated for neck and back injuries. His orthopedic surgeon recommended disc surgery. Helmerich & Payne refused to authorize the surgery or pay additional medical expenses on the basis that his problems were unrelated to the July, 1986 accident.

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