Legal Opinion

Jones v. Evangeline of Natchitoches, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 10, 1997No. 97-869PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

liDOUCET, Chief Judge.

In this appeal, defendant, Evangeline of Natchitoches, Inc. d/b/a Riverside Nursing Home, seeks reversal of a judgment by an Office of Workers’ Compensation Judge changing claimant’s classification of disability from temporary total to permanent total disability, accelerating her benefits due under each status, and awarding claimant costs and attorney’s fees. We affirm.

FACTS

The record reflects that claimant, Edna Jones, was injured in the course and scope of her employment as a laundry worker for Riverside Nursing Home in Natchitoches, Louisiana, on June 6, 1988. Ms.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Pinkins v. Cardinal Wholesale Supply, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. Lester v. Southern Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  3. Breaux v. Travelers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
  4. Hill v. LJ Earnest, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  5. Lytell v. Strickland Transp. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979

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3Cited by3 opinions

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