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NIVENS v. FIELDS

No. 46,524-WCA.

79 So.3d 1144 (2011)

Rita NIVENS, Plaintiff-Appellee v. David FIELDS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

November 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Fields , In Proper Person.

Street & Street, by C. Daniel Street , Monroe, LA, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART and LOLLEY, JJ.

STEWART, J.

In this workers' compensation case, the defendant-appellant, David Fields, is appealing a judgment awarding plaintiff-appellee, Rita Nivens, both medical and indemnity benefits, as well as penalties and attorney's fees. For the reasons assigned below, we affirm.

FACTS

On December 2, 2008, in Ouachita Parish, one of Nivens's fingers was crushed while she and Fields were "raking and grading" the driveway of a trailer park. Apparently, Fields...

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