SIMPSON v. JEANERETTE SUGAR CO., INC.

No. 95-412.

667 So.2d 1087 (1995)

Ricky SIMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JEANERETTE SUGAR CO., INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Groner, New Iberia, for Ricky Simpson.

James Bancroft Supple, Adolph Bernard Curet, III, Franklin, for Jeanerette Sugar Company, Inc.

Before DOUCET, C.J., and SULLIVAN and AMY, JJ.


DOUCET, Chief Judge.

An employer appeals the ruling of the hearing officer finding that the claimant, Ricky Simpson, defeated the presumption of intoxication provided for in La.R.S. 23:1081.

On October 27, 1993, Simpson began work as a welder at the Jeanerette Sugar Company (JSC). On that same day, David Thibodaux, the assistant to the general manager of JSC, informed him of the company policies and safety concerns, including its drug policy. JSC hired him...

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