WEEKLY v. LWCC

No. 2006 CA 1249.

960 So.2d 1057 (2007)

Joseph D. WEEKLY & Pallet Reefer International, L.L.C. v. LWCC (Louisiana Worker's Compensation Corporation).

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 4, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory J. Schwab, Houma, for Plaintiffs-Appellees Joseph D. Weekly and Pallet Reefer International, L.L.C.

Gregory E. Bodin, Deborah E. Lamb, Baton Rouge, for Defendant-Appellant Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corp.

Before: KUHN, GAIDRY, and WELCH, JJ.


WELCH, J.

In this workers' compensation dispute, the defendant, Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation ("LWCC"), appeals a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, Joseph D. Weekly and Pallet Reefer International, L.L.C. ("Pallet Reefer"), Mr. Weekly's former employer. Finding that the workers' compensation judge ("WCJ") manifestly erred in determining that Mr. Weekly had sustained a work-related accident, we reverse the judgment.

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