Legal Opinion
JE Merit Constructors, Inc. v. Smith
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 2001No. 2000 CA 2324PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
806 So.2d 842 (2001)
J.E. MERIT CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
v.
Eric J. SMITH.
No. 2000 CA 2324.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
December 28, 2001.
Rehearing Denied February 21, 2002.
Kirk L. Landry, Baton Rouge, LA, for plaintiff-appellee, J.E. Merit Constructors, Inc.
Michael L. Hebert, Baton Rouge, LA, for defendant-appellant, Eric J. Smith.
Before: CARTER, C.J., PARRO, and CLAIBORNE,[1] JJ.
CLAIBORNE, J.
Eric J. Smith appeals a judgment by a workers' compensation judge (WCJ)[2] that he had forfeited his entitlement to workers' compensation benefits due to his violation of La.R.S. 23:1208. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Resweber v. Haroil Const. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- Wise v. JE Merit Constructors, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- Faught v. RYDER/P I E NATIONWIDE, INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
- Short v. Gaylord Chemical Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
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- Chapman v. JD's Trucking Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002