Fuqua v. Aquatic Equipment Engineer

Full title: JOHNNY L. FUQUA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. AQUATIC EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING…

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: Mar 5, 1986

484 So. 2d 146 (La. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. 84-1192.

March 5, 1986.

Brian Tranchina, of Lippman, Mahfouz, Martin Larocca, Morgan City, for defendants-appellants.

W.T. Armitage, Jr., Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before STOKER, DOUCET and YELVERTON, JJ.

STOKER, Judge.

For the reasons stated in the companion case of Murry v. Aquatic Equipment Engineering, Inc. and Mobile Oil Corporation, 484 So.2d 143 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1986), in which a separate opinion is being rendered this date, the judgment of the trial court in awarding Johnny L. Fuqua $545.60 against his employer, Aquatic Equipment Engineering, is affirmed. All claims against Mobil Oil Corporation are dismissed. The award of attorney's fees of $1,000, and the denial of penalties, are affirmed. The costs of both the trial and appellate courts are assessed against Aquatic.

AFFIRMED AS AMENDED.