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CARVER v. U.S. COPY, INC.

No. 96-CA-611.

694 So.2d 423 (1997)

Mark CARVER v. U.S. COPY, INC. and Louisiana Construction & Industry Self Insurers Fund.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

March 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven C. Judice, Keogh, Cox & Wilson, Ltd., Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellees.

Leo J. Palazzo, Palazzo Law Firm, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Before GAUDIN, GRISBAUM and WICKER, JJ.

GAUDIN, Judge.

Mark Carver was denied workers' compensation payments because the trial judge, citing LSA-R.S. 23:1208, said that Carver had wilfully made false statements in order to receive benefits. We reverse. The record indicates that misrepresentations by Carver were inconsequential and were not made for the purpose of obtaining compensation benefits.

Carver was seriously injured during the course and scope of his employment on September 16, 1993. He...

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