AUGUST v. MAX FOOTE CONST. CO., INC.

No. 2001 CA 2757.

835 So.2d 840 (2002)

Jerome AUGUST v. MAX FOOTE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 8, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cassandra Butler, Independence, for Plaintiff—Appellant Jerome August.

Patricia McKay Clotiaux, Metairie, for Defendant—Appellee Max Foote Construction Company, Inc.

Before: FOIL, FOGG, and KLINE, JJ.


FOGG, J.

In this workers' compensation case, the issue of causation is raised on appeal. For the following reasons, we affirm.

On June 6, 2000, Jerome August fell while in the course and scope of his employment with Max Foote Construction Company, Inc. He filed a disputed claim form, seeking workers' compensation benefits. After a trial, the workers' compensation judge dismissed the claim, finding the claimant failed to prove a "causal connection between the...

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