HANKS v. GREY WOLF DRILLING CO.

No. 89-766.

574 So.2d 531 (1991)

Horace HANKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GREY WOLF DRILLING COMPANY, and First Horizon Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied April 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards, Stefanski, Barousse, Cunningham, Stefanski & Zaunbrecher, Homer E. Barousse, Crowley, for plaintiff/appellant.

Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, John F. Wilkes III, Lafayette, for defendants/appellees.

Before DOMENGEAUX, C.J., and LABORDE and YELVERTON, JJ.


DOMENGEAUX, Chief Judge.

Horace Hanks filed this worker's compensation suit seeking benefits for an injury received at the Grey Wolf Drilling Company awards banquet held on March 6, 1987. After trial on the merits, benefits were denied. Hanks has appealed and we reverse.

FACTS

Hanks was employed by Grey Wolf as a motorman. On February 20, 1986, Hanks injured his wrist while changing a valve on a pump. As...

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