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MacDONALD v. TRIAD ELEC. & CONTROLS

No. 02-1080.

843 So.2d 1283 (2003)

Blaine MacDONALD v. TRIAD ELECTRIC & CONTROLS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 30, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Babin, Attorney at Law, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee Blaine MacDonald.

Gregory Edgar Bodin, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant Triad Electric & Controls.

Court composed of NED E. DOUCET, Chief Judge, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, OSWALD A. DECUIR, JIMMIE C. PETERS and GLENN B. GREMILLION, Judges.

DECUIR, Judge.

Triad Electric & Controls appeals a workers' compensation judgment awarding penalties and attorney fees in favor of its employee, Blaine MacDonald. Triad contends that its discontinuance of benefits was reasonable, that penalties are not statutorily authorized in this instance, and that the award of attorney fees was manifestly erroneous. Our review of the proceedings below reveals error in the judgment rendered; accordingly, we reverse.

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