ARWOOD v. J.P. & SONS, INC.

No. 99-CA-1146.

759 So.2d 848 (2000)

James ARWOOD v. J.P. & SONS, INC. & L.W.C.C.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

February 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fernand L. Laudumiey, III, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jeffrey J. Warrens, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

(Panel composed of Judges CHARLES GRISBAUM, Jr., EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, Jr. and THOMAS F. DALEY).


DUFRESNE, Judge.

This appeal by the claimant in this workers' compensation case raises the issue of whether his second claim was properly dismissed pursuant to an exception of res judicata. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm.

James Arwood injured his back in the course and scope of his employment in April of 1993 when he lifted a manhole cover. As a result of his injury, he began treatment with an orthopaedist and underwent two surgeries. Although...

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