Legal Opinion

Smith v. Quarles Drilling Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 2, 1999No. 99-171PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

741 So.2d 829 (1999)

Lester SMITH, Plaintiff—Appellant,

v.

QUARLES DRILLING COMPANY, et al., Defendants—Appellees.

No. 99-171.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 2, 1999.

Writ Denied October 8, 1999.

Michael Benny Miller, Crowley, for Lester Smith.

Foster P. Nash, III, New Orleans, for Quarles Drilling Co., et al.

BEFORE: WOODARD, AMY, and SULLIVAN, Judges.

WOODARD, Judge.

Mr. Lester Smith appeals a workers' compensation judge's decision that he had forfeited his rights to workers' compensation benefits under La.R.S. 23:1208 for apparently failing to reveal his pre-existing past similar…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Resweber v. Haroil Const. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  2. Grant v. Natchitoches Manor Nursing HomeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
  3. McLaughlin v. Hill City Oil Co./Jubilee ExxonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
  4. Jones v. Trendsetter Production Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
  5. Benoit v. Frank's Casing CrewLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Smith v. Quarles Drilling Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
  2. Smith v. Roy O. Martin Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
  3. Jeanise v. CannonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
  4. Douglas v. Grey Wolf Drilling Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
  5. KLLM, Inc. v. ReedLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000

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