NEWELL v. UNITED BILT HOMES, INC.

No. WCA 04-202.

883 So.2d 1087 (2004)

Michael NEWELL v. UNITED BILT HOMES, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

September 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Douglas Hunter, Guglielmo, Lopez, Et Al, Opelousas, LA, for Secondary Defendant/Appellant/Appellee, United Bilt Homes, Inc.

Robert Thomas Jacques, Jr., Attorney at Law, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant/Appellee, Michael Newell.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


SAUNDERS, J.

The issues on appeal to this court arise from a dispute about worker's compensation benefits. Michael Newell, a resident of Texas, was working on a construction project in Starks, Louisiana when he was injured on the jobsite. Mr. Newell has not returned to work and the parties dispute the availability of Louisiana worker's compensation benefits and whether or not Mr. Newell is disabled.

FACTS

Michael Newell, a resident of Silsbee, Texas...

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