Davis v. Zurich Insurance

BOLIN, Judge.

Defendants appeal from judgment awarding plaintiff benefits for total and permanent disability under the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Act. Plaintiff answers seeking to amend the judgment insofar as it denied him statutory penalties and attorney’s fees.

The employment, workmen’s compensation coverage and rate of pay are admitted. While there is some dispute as to the occurrence of an accident we find the evidence overwhelmingly establishes same. We likewise conclude plaintiff, on the day of the trial, was totally and permanently disabled to perform the type of labor he was…