Smith v. V. V. Sharpe Co.

FORET, Judge.

This is, a workmen’s compensation case arising out of an alleged accident occurring *1217on the 28th day of April, 1976. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff for total and permanent disability, and for attorney’s fees in the amount of $5,000.00 for the arbitrary and capricious failure of defendants to pay compensation benefits to the plaintiff.1

We quote in part, below, the trial court’s reasons for judgment:

“This is a workmen’s compensation case arising out of an injury allegedly received by the plaintiff while in the employ of the V. V. Sharpe Company in the city…