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HECKEL LOGGING, INC. v. PRUITT

No. 33,314-WCA.

759 So.2d 1044 (2000)

HECKEL LOGGING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael W. PRUITT, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 10, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Pruitt, In Proper Person.

Lee & Broussard by Francis Broussard, Monroe, Counsel for Appellant.

Egan, Johnson & Stiltner by Thomas D. Travis, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Appellee.

Before GASKINS, CARAWAY and DREW, JJ.

GASKINS, J.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the workers' compensation judge (WCJ) correctly ruled that the claimant, Michael W. Pruitt, forfeited his right to weekly workers' compensation benefits by fraudulently claiming reimbursement for mileage. For the reasons set forth below, the judgment is affirmed.

FACTS

At a pre-trial conference in this matter, the parties stipulated to Mr. Pruitt's employment with Heckel Logging, Inc.; to an accident...

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