Troutman v. Hart

1CHARLES R. JONES, Judge.

The Appellants, Raymond Hart and Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation, appeal the judgment of the Worker’s Compensation Court finding Mr. Hart was arbitrary and capricious in erroneously calculating the weekly wages of Fred C. Troutman, thus assessing Mr. Hart with penalties and attorney fees. We affirm.

Mr. Hart employed Mr. Troutman as a truck driver and paid Mr. Troutman thirty percent of what each truck made for each load hauled. On February 10, 1997, Mr. Troutman was injured in a work related accident. At the time of the accident, Mr. Hart was insured by…