Guillory v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

FRUGE, Judge.

Plaintiff brought this suit for compensation under Paragraph Two of L.S.A.R.S. 23:1221 for an injury alleged to have produced permanent total disability to do work of any reasonable character, and to recover penalties and reasonable attorney’s fees as provided for by L.S.A.-R.S. 22:658.

After trial on the merits, plaintiff was awarded compensation benefits for total permanent disability, not to exceed four hundred weeks, subject to credits for the amounts previously paid, but plaintiff was denied his claim for penalties and attorney’s fees. As appellant, plaintiff prosecutes this…