THERIOT v. CHURCH POINT WHOLESALE BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC.

No. 00-1003.

780 So.2d 556 (2001)

Bobby THERIOT v. CHURCH POINT WHOLESALE BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis R. Stevens, Gibbens and Stevens, New Iberia, LA.

John H. Pucheu, Eunice, LA.

Court Composed of COOKS, SAUNDERS, and WOODARD, Judges.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

At trial, the workers' compensation judge determined that Mr. Theriot's benefits should be reinstated retroactively to the time of termination, but they should be reduced by 50% because Mr. Theriot had refused to cooperate with his employer's efforts to rehabilitate him. On appeal, we find that the trial judge erred in reducing Mr. Theriot's benefits, and we reverse.

FACTS

In January 1996, Bobby Theriot began working for Church...

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