Legal Opinion
Veal v. Dwyer
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 9, 1987No. 86-CA-559PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRISBAUM, Judge.
This appeal concerns a dispute between a worker’s compensation insurer and a third party tortfeasor (and his insurer) over reimbursement for compensation and other benefits paid to the injured worker. The compensation insurer-intervenor, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, appeals the trial court’s award of $30,000 for its reimbursement. We amend, and as amended, we affirm.
We are called upon to decide two basic issues:(1) Whether the hospital incident was the separate, independent, and intervening act which caused the rupturing of the disc, and(2) Whether the trial court…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Felder v. Georgia Pac. Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Johnson v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Chiasson v. WhitneyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Waggoner v. Marquette Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Field v. Winn Dixie Louisiana, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
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3Cited by4 opinions
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