Legal Opinion

Kortz v. Colt Energy Services, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided July 29, 1997No. 97-CA-159PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

698 So.2d 460 (1997)

Thomas F. KORTZ

v.

COLT ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

No. 97-CA-159.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

July 29, 1997.

Hortence M. Patterson, Metairie, for Defendant/Appellant, Colt Energy Services, Inc.

Joel Levy, Marrero, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Thomas F. Kortz.

Before BOWES, DUFRESNE and GOTHARD, JJ.

BOWES, Judge.

Appellant, Colt Energy Services Inc. ("Colt"), appeals a judgment of the worker's compensation court awarding benefits, penalties and attorney fees to appellee Thomas Kortz. We amend, and then affirm, as follows.

Appellee filed a claim for compensation on March 27,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Bruno v. Harbert Intern. Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  2. West v. Bayou Vista Manor, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. Freeman v. Poulan/Weed EaterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  4. Daigle v. Sherwin-Williams Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  5. Prim v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974

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3Cited by23 opinions

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