DOZIER v. GARAN'S, INC.

No. 94-1363.

653 So.2d 137 (1995)

Mary Faye DOZIER, Plaintiff-Appellee v. GARAN'S, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Hamilton Davis, Lafayette, for Mary Faye Dozier.

H. Douglas Hunter, Opelousas, for Garan's, Inc.

Before YELVERTON, SAUNDERS and SULLIVAN, JJ.


SULLIVAN, Judge.

In this worker's compensation case, the issue presented is whether the hearing officer erred in awarding the claimant penalties and attorney's fees for the employer's initial refusal to authorize a MRI and for the subsequent delays in scheduling the procedure. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

On August 19, 1993, Mary Dozier injured her neck and her right shoulder allegedly within the course and scope of her employment...

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