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SMITH v. QUARLES DRILLING CO.

No. 2004-C-0179.

885 So.2d 562 (2004)

Lester SMITH v. QUARLES DRILLING COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 29, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Degan, Blanchard & Nash, Sidney W. Degan, III, Foster P. Nash, III, Travis L. Bourgeois, New Orleans, for Applicant.

Miller & Miller, Michael B. Miller, Crowley, for Respondent.

WEIMER, Justice.

This matter is before us for consideration of whether judicial interest1 automatically attaches to attorney fees awarded in a workers' compensation judgment. For reasons that follow, we reverse the court of appeal opinion, reinstate the judgment rendered by the workers' compensation judge, and hold judicial interest does not accrue on an attorney fee award because interest was not "prayed for" or "allowed by law." LSA...

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