FALLEN v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 99-CA-0656.

753 So.2d 910 (1999)

William J. FALLEN v. The CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 15, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwight W. Norton, Bernard V. Davis, Metairie, Louisiana, Attorneys for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Avis Marie Russell, City Attorney for the City of New Orleans, Scott P. Shea, Assistant City Attorney, Milton Osborne, Jr., Deputy City Attorney, New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorneys for Defendant/Appellant.

Court composed of Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES, III, Judge MIRIAM G. WALTZER, Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III.


McKAY, Judge

The defendant, City of New Orleans, appeals a judgment of the Office of Worker's Compensation awarding plaintiff, William Fallen, penalties and attorney fees under La. R.S. 23:1201(G). We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On February 1, 1986, William Fallen was injured in the course and scope of his employment with the New Orleans Police Department when a motorcycle he was moving fell on him injuring his left leg and back. Due to...

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