PONVILLE v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.

No. 91-CA-567.

591 So.2d 421 (1991)

Fernand P. PONVILLE v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied February 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph D. Hillman, Thibodeaux, for plaintiff-appellant.

James J. Morse, Michael F. Grennan, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before GAUDIN, DUFRESNE and CANNELLA, JJ.


GAUDIN, Judge.

This is an appeal by Fernand P. Ponville, Jr. from a decision of a workmen's compensation hearing officer saying that his claim had prescribed. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

It is undisputed that Ponville, then 44 years of age and a boilermaker foreman employed by Lou Con, Inc., sustained a compensable injury on October 31, 1988. Suit was not filed until March 23, 1990.

LSA-R.S. 23:1209 governs prescription in workmen...

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