DeFATTA v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 23,748-CA.

605 So.2d 616 (1992)

Steven DeFATTA, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant/Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitmeyer, Fischer & McMahon by Timothy R. Fischer, Shreveport, for plaintiff/appellant.

Lunn, Irion, Johnson, Salley & Carlisle by Frank M. Walker, Jr., Shreveport, for defendant/appellee.

Before NORRIS, LINDSAY and BROWN, JJ.


NORRIS, Judge.

Steven DeFatta appeals a judgment that rejected his claim for workers compensation benefits. He urges, in essence, that the trial court was clearly wrong in finding that he failed to prove a compensable claim after February 24, 1988, by a preponderance of evidence. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.

Background facts

DeFatta went to work at age 25 on the assembly line of Shreveport's General Motors plant. In July 1986 he reported...

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