BROWN v. WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES

No. 34,245-WCA.

775 So.2d 1097 (2000)

Eva Lee BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S.P. Davis, Sr., Shreveport, Counsel for Appellant.

Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues & Rundell by Peggy D. St. John, Brandon A. Sues, Alexandria, Counsel for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, STEWART and GASKINS, JJ.


GASKINS, J.

The plaintiff, Eva Lee Brown, appeals a ruling by a workers' compensation judge (WCJ), finding that her claim for medical benefits for injuries to her right knee had prescribed. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS

The plaintiff was employed as a dry grader on a wood line at a plant operated by the defendant, Willamette Industries. On April 2, 1996, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the plaintiff was struck by some wood on the...

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