Lee v. Mortillaro

REGAN, Judge.

The plaintiff, Robert Lee, filed this suit against the defendants, Anthony Mortillaro and Gulf Insurance Company, his insurer, endeavoring to recover compensation for total and permanent disability resulting from an accident which occurred within the course of his employment. The plaintiff also requested the imposition of penalties, attorney’s fees and interest predicated upon the defendants’ arbitrary refusal to pay compensation.

The defendants answered and admitted the occurrence of the accident, but they denied that the plaintiff incurred permanent and total disability as a…