Porter v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.

GLADNEY, Judge.

Plaintiff’s action is for the recovery of total and permanent disability benefits under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act and likewise seeks to *479assess the defendant, New Amsterdam Casualty Company, the workmen’s compensation insurer of plaintiff’s employer, Leon Bigner, with statutory penalties as provided in LSA-R.S. 22:658. Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff on his principal demand but denied assessment of the penalties so claimed. From the decree so rendered, both parties have appealed.

When this case came to trial it was stipulated plaintiff…