Legal Opinion
Aswell v. Rockwood Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 20, 1988No. 19313-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDSAY, Judge.
This case concerns the proper amount of worker’s compensation death benefits payable to a dependent child following the remarriage of the dependent widow. The plaintiff, Robbin Aswell, as tutor for her minor son, Jason Allen Aswell, appeals a trial court decision in favor of the defendant, Rockwood Insurance Company, setting the amount of worker’s compensation death benefits due the child at 13.75 percent of the decedent father’s average weekly wage for the two year period following the remarriage of the mother. In addition, the plaintiff claims penalties and attorney fees from…
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- Carlin v. Lockport Paper Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
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