ARDOIN v. MARTIN

No. 24243-CA.

612 So.2d 982 (1993)

Ronald ARDOIN, Plaintiff/Appellee. v. Lars Ray MARTIN, et al., Defendants/Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 20, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor & Trosclair by Earl Taylor, Opelousas, for plaintiff/appellee.

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by Sidney E. Cook, Jr., Shreveport, for intervenor/appellant Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co.

Before MARVIN, NORRIS and VICTORY, JJ.


NORRIS, Judge.

The intervenor, Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., appeals a judgment that awarded it reimbursement of only 20.522% of the proceeds of a tort judgment in favor of the injured employee, Ronald Ardoin, even though Hartford previously paid Ardoin workers compensation benefits that far exceeded the proceeds of the tort judgment. Notably, the accident occurred before a 1989 amendment to La.R.S. 23:1103, which governs reimbursement in this type of case...

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