Legal Opinion

Fontenot v. Shelton

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 20, 2002No. 02-625Published

1Opinion of the Court

1,COOKS, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, the employer appeals the judgment finding the claimant suffered a work-related accident and was entitled to medical expenses for the injuries suffered. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Michael Fontenot was employed with Shelton Dry Wall as a painter. Fontenot’s immediate supervisor was Paul Lachney and co-workers included Charles Walker and John Reeves. On October 10, 2000, this crew was assigned to a job at a residence in Alexandria. Apparently, sometime before this date, some tools were stolen from Shelton…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Resweber v. Haroil Const. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  2. Menard v. Mama's Fried ChickenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
  3. Benoit v. Frank's Casing CrewLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
  4. Colletti v. Port Noma, Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993

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