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SMITH v. ASCENSION ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 00-360.

776 So.2d 534 (2000)

Christopher J. SMITH v. ASCENSION ENTERPRISES, INC. and Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corp.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 2, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jarvis J. Claiborne, Opelousas, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Amanda H. Carmon, Baton Rouge, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee.

(Court composed of NED E. DOUCET, Jr., Chief Judge, OSWALD A. DECUIR, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges).

DOUCET, Chief Judge.

The trial court dismissed the Claimant's case with prejudice for failure to appear for trial. The Claimant, Christopher J. Smith, appeals.

Smith filed a disputed claim for compensation against Ascension Enterprises, Inc. (Ascension) on July 9, 1998. Trial was continued three times, once on motion of the Defendant and twice on motion of the Claimant. The trial was ultimately set for August 19, 1999. According to the judgment, the counsel...

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