Johnson v. Shelton Trucking Service

Writ granted and made peremptory.

Defendant’s exception of lack of subject matter jurisdiction raised the issue of whether plaintiff, who was injured in an accident which occurred in North Carolina while employed by a Florida corporation, is entitled to benefits under the Louisiana Workers Compensation Law. R.S. 23:1035.1. The issue was never tried because the trial court overruled the exception without a hearing and refused to reconsider the issue at trial. Although defendant was allowed to make a proffer at trial, plaintiff did not have reason or opportunity to offer evidence in support of…