Falgout v. Dealers Truck Equipment Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
748 So.2d 399 (1999)
Lonnie J. FALGOUT
v.
DEALERS TRUCK EQUIPMENT CO.
No. 98-C-3150.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 19, 1999.
Robert Carswell Lowther, Covington, Counsel for Applicant.
Christopher Marc Landry, Blue Williams, Metairie, Counsel for Respondent.
KIMBALL, Justice.[*]
We granted certiorari to determine whether the prescriptive period contained in La. R.S. 23:1209 applies to actions to modify a workers' compensation award pursuant to the version of La. R.S. 23:1310.8 in effect prior to August 15, 1999. After considering the language in the statutes, the legislature's purpose in enacting…
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