Case Name: Charlotte TOUCHET v. HUB ENTERPRISES; HUB ENTERPRISES, INC. v. Charlotte TOUCHET
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1997-09-26
Citations: 701 So. 2d 966
Docket Number: No. 97-C-1451
Parties: Charlotte TOUCHET v. HUB ENTERPRISES. HUB ENTERPRISES, INC. v. Charlotte TOUCHET.
Judges: KNOLL, J., would grant and docket.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 701
Pages: 966–966

Head Matter:
Charlotte TOUCHET v. HUB ENTERPRISES. HUB ENTERPRISES, INC. v. Charlotte TOUCHET.
No. 97-C-1451.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 26, 1997.

Opinion:
In re Hub Enterprises Inc.; — Defendants); applying for writ of certiorari and/or review; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, Nos. CA96-1717, CA96-1718; Office of Workers' Compensation, District 09, Nos. 96-00424, 96-00482.
The writ is granted in part, and otherwise denied. The ruling of the court of appeal is reversed insofar as it awards to the plaintiffs attorneys fees and penalties. Under the circumstances, the actions of the defendant were not arbitrary and capricious in defending rather than paying the claim. Otherwise, the writ is denied.
KNOLL, J., would grant and docket.
TRAYLOR, J., not on panel.