Cryer v. Tenneco Oil Company

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

This case arises out of a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. The Appellant, Mr. Cryer, appeals from a decision of the administrative court wherein the judge maintained Appellee/Tenneco’s exception of prescription, dismissing Mr. Cryer’s claim. For the reasons enumerated below, we reverse the lower court’s ruling and remand for further proceedings consistent with this decision.

Mr. Cryer alleges that he sustained an on the job injury on October 13, 1988. He initially filed an ex delicto lawsuit against his employer, Tenneco, in Civil District Court on October 13, 1989.…