TURNER v. SUNBELT MFG.

Nos. 32,691-CA, 32,692-CA.

763 So.2d 770 (2000)

Suzanne TURNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUNBELT MANUFACTURING, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Street & Street by C. Daniel Street, Monroe, Counsel for Appellant.

Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio by C. Joseph Roberts, III, Monroe, Counsel for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, WILLIAMS, STEWART, GASKINS and PEATROSS, JJ.


WILLIAMS, Judge.

Suzanne Turner, the claimant in these consolidated workers' compensation cases, appeals a judgment which denied her claim for supplemental earnings benefits (SEB). The workers' compensation judge (WCJ) found that the employer, Sunbelt Manufacturing ("Sunbelt"), was unable to prove that there were jobs available to the claimant because she was incarcerated. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

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