Case Name: WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC. v. The LOUISIANA WORKER'S COMPENSATION SECOND INJURY FUND
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1987-05-08
Citations: 506 So. 2d 503
Docket Number: No. 87-C-0662
Parties: WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC. v. The LOUISIANA WORKER’S COMPENSATION SECOND INJURY FUND.
Judges: MARCUS, J., dissents.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 506
Pages: 503–504

Head Matter:
WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC. v. The LOUISIANA WORKER’S COMPENSATION SECOND INJURY FUND.
No. 87-C-0662.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 8, 1987.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
WRIT GRANTED.
The Second Injury Board abused its discretion under LSA-R.S. 23:1378(B) in not extending the period for filing a claim for reimbursement of benefits. It is undisputed that the claim otherwise falls completely within the ambit of the statute. The arbitrary refusal, without any stated reason, serves only to thwart the purposes of the legislation, that is, the encouraging of employment of handicapped workers.
Accordingly, the judgment of the court of appeal, 503 So.2d 1156, is reversed, and the judgment of the trial court is reinstated.
MARCUS, J., dissents.