ARLEDGE v. DOLESE CONCRETE CO.

No. 2000 CA 0363.

807 So.2d 876 (2001)

Kathleen Arledge, Wife of Wesley John ARLEDGE, deceased v. DOLESE CONCRETE COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 19, 2001.

Writ Denied November 16, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory E. Bodin, John B. Noland, Jr., Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant, Dolese Concrete Company.

Ernest M. Forbes, Denham Springs, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee, Kathleen Arledge, wife of Wesley John Arledge, deceased.

Before: GONZALES, FOGG, and PETTIGREW, JJ.


GONZALES, Judge.

A disputed claim for compensation was filed by Kathleen Arledge, the widow of Wesley John Arledge, on October 1, 1997. Mr. Arledge was employed by Dolese Concrete Company (Dolese) in Baton Rouge from 1956 until 1984. He worked as a concrete batcher, in an area of the plant that generated concrete dust.

Mrs. Arledge asserted that Mr. Arledge contracted silicosis as a result of inhaling the concrete dust, which contained silica. She asserted...

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