Moreau v. Sylvester

SAVOY, Judge.

This is a suit under the state Workmen’s Compensation Act, LSA-R.S. 23:1021 et seq., filed by plaintiff against his employer, Oscar Sylvester, and his insurer, Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, for total and permanent disability at the maximum weekly compensation rate, and also for attorney’s fees, penalties, and medical expenses.

The trial court, without assigning any written reasons, rendered judgment for plaintiff as prayed for only against Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company, and rejected plaintiff’s demand for attorney’s fees and penalties.

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