Legal Opinion
Davis v. T.A. Miller, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 29, 2003No. 36,725-WCAPublished
1Opinion of the Court
hHARRISON, Judge Pro Tempore.
The claimant, James Davis Jr., appeals a judgment rejecting his claim for workers’ compensation benefits. He contends the Workers’ Compensation Judge (“WCJ”) committed manifest error in failing to find that he proved a work-related injury. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.
Factual background
Davis, a construction worker, testified that shortly before Christmas 1998, he was working for T.A. Miller Inc., a construction company, in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He testified that he injured himself while assisting a jackhammer operator in a manhole. He described his work…
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