TOWNSEND v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 93-451.

628 So.2d 1204 (1993)

Roy TOWNSEND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis D. Bufkin, Lake Charles, for Roy Townsend.

Jeanne Marie Sievert, Lake Charles, for PPG Industries, Inc.

Before LABORDE, COOKS and DECUIR, JJ.


LABORDE, Judge.

In this workers compensation matter, plaintiff Roy Townsend filed suit to modify a judgment awarding him permanent partial disability, alleging that his work-related injuries have degenerated to the point that he is now permanently and totally disabled. The trial court sustained defendant employer PPG Industries' peremptory exception based on prescription. We reverse.

To the extent they are known, the facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff filed...

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