Legal Opinion
Causby v. Perque Floor Covering
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 21, 1998No. 97-C-1235PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
707 So.2d 23 (1998)
Dennis CAUSBY
v.
PERQUE FLOOR COVERING and Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation.
No. 97-C-1235.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 21, 1998.
Leslie M. Koch, Baton Rouge, for Applicant.
Joseph G. Albe, Metairie, for Respondent.
VICTORY, Justice.[*]
We granted a writ to determine whether Dennis Causby's claim for workers' compensation benefits has prescribed under La. R.S. 23:1209. After review of the record and the applicable law, we reverse the Fifth Circuit's holding that prescription was suspended and hold that Causby's claim has prescribed.
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