Legal Opinion
Matherne v. Livingston Parish Police Jury
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 1984No. CA 83 1391PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LOTTINGER, Judge.
This is a worker’s compensation suit by Ambrose J. Matherne against the Livingston Parish Police Jury and its insurer, Morrison Assurance Co., Inc. seeking unpaid benefits, penalties and attorney’s fees. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendants appeal.
On April 16, 1981, while employed by the Livingston Parish Police Jury, plaintiff stepped in a hole injuring his right knee. Defendant began paying disability benefits from the date of injury until June of 1982, when it began to pay compensation based on a schedule disability. Defendant based this change in benefits…
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