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CARTER v. SMITH

No. 92-1072.

620 So.2d 942 (1993)

Roosevelt CARTER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John SMITH, d/b/a Smith's Roofing and Hauling, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Order Granting Rehearing in Part July 13, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis D. Bufkin, Lake Charles, for Roosevelt Carter Jr.

James Edward Burks, Lake Charles, for Smith Roofing and Hauling.

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

DOMENGEAUX, Chief Judge.

John Smith, d/b/a Smith's Roofing and Hauling, appeals a judgment awarding Roosevelt Carter, Jr. worker's compensation benefits, medical expenses, penalties and attorney's fees. For the following reasons, we find no error in the hearing officer's factual findings that the plaintiff is covered under the worker's compensation law and that the plaintiff sustained a workrelated accident. However, we find that the hearing officer erred in refusing...

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