CHEVALIER v. BOSSIER

No. 94-1537.

663 So.2d 70 (1995)

Ralph CHEVALIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L.H. BOSSIER, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Granted November 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Texada Dalrymple, Alexandria, for Ralph Chevalier.

B. Scott Cowart, Alexandria, for L.H. Bossier.

Before LABORDE, THIBODEAUX, SAUNDERS, WOODARD and DECUIR, JJ.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

This case presents the question of whether an employer who fails to provide workers' compensation insurance in accordance with this state's laws may be absolved for its failure to do so solely on the basis that the employee, at his own expense, was illegally required to purchase insurance. We answer the question negatively, and on that basis reverse in part the conclusions of the hearing officer. An employer's requirement that its employee pay for...

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