Legal Opinion
Ponville v. Travelers Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 1991No. 91-CA-567PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAUDIN, Judge.
This is an appeal by Fernand P. Ponville, Jr. from a decision of a workmen’s compensation hearing officer saying that his claim had prescribed. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
It is undisputed that Ponville, then 44 years of age and a boilermaker foreman employed by Lou Con, Inc., sustained a compensable injury on October 31, 1988. Suit was not filed until March 23, 1990.
LSA-R.S. 23:1209 governs prescription in workmen’s compensation cases. In pertinent part, the statute reads:
*422“In case of personal injury ... all claims for payments shall be forever barred unless…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mottet v. Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Wallace v. Remington Rand, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Bolden v. Georgia Cas. & Sur. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Swearingen v. Air Products & Chemical, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Burleigh v. Argonaut Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Collier v. Southern Builders, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- Munch v. Lafitte Barataria Crown Point Fire DepartmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- Ponville v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992