Edwards v. Sawyer Industrial Plastics, Inc.

I respectfully dissent.

A court of appeal should not set aside a finding of fact by the workers’ compensation judge in the absence of manifest error. See Alexander v. Pellerin Marble & Granite, 93-1698 (La.1/14/94), 630 So.2d 706. Reasonable evaluations of credibility and reasonable inferences of fact should not be disturbed upon review, even though the appellate court may feel that its own evaluations and inferences are as reasonable. To reverse a fact finder’s determination, the reviewing court must conclude that a reasonable factual basis for that finding does not exist in the record.…