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SPINKS v. JAMES HUTCHINS FARMS

No. 98-811.

736 So.2d 226 (1999)

Walter SPINKS, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. JAMES HUTCHINS FARMS, Defendant—Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 3, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorwan Gene Vizzier, Alexandria, for Walter Spinks.

Howard Battle Gist III, Alexandria, for James Hutchins Farms.

BEFORE: YELVERTON, WOODARD, and PICKETT, Judges.

WOODARD, Judge.

In this workers' compensation case, the employee, Mr. Walter B. Spinks, appeals a workers' compensation judge's denial of his claim for statutory penalties and attorney's fees against his employer, James Hutchins Farm (JHF), and its workers' compensation insurer, the Employer Insurance of Wassau (Wassau). Finding that Wassau acted arbitrarily, capriciously, and without probable cause, we reverse.

FACTS

Mr. Spinks injured his back...

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