Legal Opinion
Jackson v. General Motors Truck Plant
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 23, 2002No. 36,479-WCAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
hPEATROSS, J.
Plaintiff, Cornelius Jackson, appeals from a judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (“OWC”) dismissing his claim for compensation as prescribed. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.
FACTS
Mr. Jackson was employed in 1999 by General Motors Corporation (“GM”) at the truck assembly plant in Shreveport. According to the disputed claim for compensation form LDOL 1008, filed on April 9, 2001, Mr. Jackson was at work using a machine to lift an engine on February 9, 1999, when he “pull[ed] something in [his] back.” Mr. Jackson further stated that the employer denied…
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