BACON v. TRANSPORT SERVICE CO.

No. 2001 CA 1913.

836 So.2d 158 (2002)

Jimmy BACON v. TRANSPORT SERVICE COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 2, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Dale Behan, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Jimmy Bacon.

Scott E. Frazier, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant Transport Service Company.

Before: KUHN, DOWNING, and LANIER, JJ.


KUHN, J.

Employer-appellant, Transport Service Company (Transport), appeals a judgment which, among other things, concluded the employer's discontinuation of payment of compensation paid to claimant-appellee, Jimmy Bacon, was arbitrary, capricious, or without probable cause and awarded attorney's fees of $7,500. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Bacon, a truck driver working for Transport, fell from the top of a trailer at a facility in...

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