Alexander v. LaGrange

DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

This is an appeal from a suit brought by Melton Alexander against his former employer, Herman LaGrange, and LaGrange’s worker’s compensation insurer, Commercial Union Insurance Company. Alexander sought worker’s compensation benefits for an injury he alleged occurred while in the ■ employ of LaGrange, and penalties for the arbitrary and capricious refusal to pay those benefits.

The trial court rendered judgment in favor of the defendants, holding that the plaintiff was not entitled to worker’s compensation benefits and that the defendants’ decision to deny those benefits was…