Case Name: Joseph JOHNSON, Jr. v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANIES et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1980-12-05
Citations: 391 So. 2d 835
Docket Number: No. 80-C-2806
Parties: Joseph JOHNSON, Jr. v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANIES et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 391
Pages: 835–835

Head Matter:
Joseph JOHNSON, Jr. v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANIES et al.
No. 80-C-2806.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dec. 5, 1980.

Opinion:
In Re: Joseph Johnson, Jr., applying for remedial writs and stay order, Parish of Terrebonne, Number 58,890.
WRIT GRANTED. TRIAL COURT ORDER VACATED. The order of the district court directing plaintiff/relator to submit to a physical examination by a different physician from the one who examined him on January 30, 1980 is vacated. La.R.S. 23:1121 requires an injured employee to submit to an examination by a physician provided by employer "as often as may be reasonably necessary and at reasonable hours and places." Defendants' motion for a physical examination fails to allege facts showing the need for an examination or the necessity of another physician's opinion on this matter.