LEOPAUL v. ACADIANA GRANITE & MARBLE

No. 03-1045.

865 So.2d 1009 (2004)

Gilfred LEOPAUL v. ACADIANA GRANITE & MARBLE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 4, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas V. Alonzo, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Gilfred Leopaul.

H. Douglas Hunter, Guglielmo, Lopez, Tuttle, Hunter & Jarrell, Opelousas, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Acadiana Granite & Marble.

Court composed of BILLIE COLOMBARO WOODARD, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and ARTHUR J. PLANCHARD, Judges.


WOODARD, Judge.

Acadiana appeals the WCJ's determination that Mr. Leopaul did not forfeit his claim to workers' compensation benefits under La.R.S. 23:1208. We affirm the WCJ's ruling.

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The claimant, Mr. Gilfred Leopaul, was driving a company truck in the course and scope of his employment with Acadiana Granite & Marble (Acadiana) when he was involved in a head-on collision. Initially, he complained of injuries to his entire left side, and...

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