DESPAIN v. GUICHARD DRILLING CO.

No. 93-933.

634 So.2d 1240 (1994)

Kenneth DESPAIN, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. GUICHARD DRILLING COMPANY and Fidelity and Casualty Insurance Company of New York, Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith Zoble Gardner, Lafayette, for Kenneth Despain.

Michael David Zelden, Baton Rouge, for Guichard Drilling Co.

Before WOODARD and DECUIR, JJ. and BERTRAND, J. Pro Tem.


LUCIEN C. BERTRAND, Jr., Judge Pro Tem.

Kenneth Despain appeals a judgment from the Office of Workers' Compensation denying his claim for benefits and penalties and attorney's fees. For the following reasons, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and render.

Despain was employed by Guichard Drilling Company as a derrickman. On April 20, 1990, the valve on a mud pump blew off, releasing pressurized drilling mud, sand...

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