MELIET v. BROWN & ROOT INDUS. SERVICES, INC.

No. 94-CA-789.

652 So.2d 105 (1995)

Robert MELIET, v. BROWN & ROOT INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied May 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Salvador E. Gutierrez, Jr., Mary Ann Hand, Gutierrez and Hand, Chalmette, for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles M. Lanier, Jr., Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before BOWES, GAUDIN and GRISBAUM, JJ.


GRISBAUM, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant appeals the trial court's determination that his fall from a scaffold ladder was brought about by his intoxication. A drug screen performed after his accident revealed a positive presence of cocaine. Because appellant could not show his intoxication did not contribute to his accident, his claim for worker's compensation benefits was dismissed. We affirm.

FACTS

On January 28, 1992, plaintiff-appellant, Robert...

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