Legal Opinion
Estate of Arceneaux v. Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 28, 1998No. 98-701Published
1Opinion of the Court
JiDECUIR, Judge.
The sole issue raised by this appeal is whether workers’ compensation death benefits, enumerated in La.R.S. 23:1232, are subject to the “cap” placed on workers’ compensation benefits by La.R.S. 23:1202. For the *517reasons that follow, we find that death benefits are subject to the “cap.”
FACTS
On June 30, 1996, Mark Arceneaux sustained injuries which resulted in his death. At the time he was working in the course and scope of his employment with Frank’s Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc. His weekly wage was $678.11 at the time of his death. Louisiana Workers’ Compensation…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- GNB, Inc. v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- Henderson v. Travelers Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Stubbs v. Parish of East Baton RougeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- LeCroy v. Brand Scaffold Bldg., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- Rivers v. MacCoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
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