Legal Opinion
Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corp. v. Poston Industrial Maintenance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 5, 1998No. 97-CA-2612PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| ]BARRY, Judge.
Defendant appeals a default judgment for $298,530.87 plus attorney fees. The issue is whether there was prima facie evidence to support the judgment. Defendant also assigned as error the award of attorney fees. Plaintiff concedes that assignment. We hold that the plaintiff did not prove a prima facie case and we vacate the judgment that confirmed the default and remand.
Facts
On February 21, 1997 Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation sued Poston Industrial Maintenance Company for $298,-530.87 of workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Attached to the petition was a two…
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