LAVERGNE v. LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSP.

No. 92-1435.

625 So.2d 1098 (1993)

Thelma LAVERGNE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 6, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Thomas Jacques Jr., Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee Thelma Lavergne.

Brian Lee Coody, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.

Before GUIDRY, THIBODEAUX and COOKS, JJ.


COOKS, Judge.

In this worker's compensation case, Thelma Lavergne (having a pre-existing back disorder) alleged she injured her lower back while lifting a chair during the course of her employment as a housekeeper with Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Initially, the employer paid weekly benefits and medicals to Lavergne. However, it subsequently discontinued payment of all benefits on the ground that she refused to accept available employment, equal to or greater than...

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