Honore v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc.

CRAIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the trial court dismissing plaintiff’s claim for workmen’s compensation benefits.

In oral reasons for judgment the trial court stated that Honoré (appellant) had failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that his physical condition was the result of a work related accident. Honoré appeals, alleging that the trial court erred (1) in applying a higher standard of proof than required by law and (2) in relying *740upon appellant’s delayed report of the injury to his employer (Ryder).

FACTS

Plaintiff suffers from a herniated disc. He alleges…