Case Name: West ASHLEY v. STELLY'S CAJUN YAMS, et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1998-12-11
Citations: 721 So. 2d 894
Docket Number: No. 98-C-2209
Parties: West ASHLEY v. STELLY’S CAJUN YAMS, et al.
Judges: CALOGERO, C.J., and LEMMON, J., would grant and docket.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 721
Pages: 894–894

Head Matter:
West ASHLEY v. STELLY’S CAJUN YAMS, et al.
No. 98-C-2209.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dec. 11, 1998.

Opinion:
liPER CURIAM:
Writ granted. The hearing officer and Court of Appeal erred as a matter of law in determining an anatomical loss of use not based on the American Medical Association "Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment" as mandated in La.R.S. 23:1221(4)(q). Captain v. Sonnier Timber Co., 503 So.2d 689, 692 (La.App. 3 Cir.1987); Sumrall v. Crown Zellerbach Corp., 525 So.2d 272 (La.App. 1 Cir.1988). Likewise, there is no basis to award penalties and attorney's fees. Accordingly, the lower courts' judgments are reversed, vacated and set aside, and judgment is hereby granted in defendants' favor, dismissing plaintiffs claim for an additional worker's compensation award.
CALOGERO, C.J., and LEMMON, J., would grant and docket.
Kimball, J., not on panel. Rule IV, Part 2, Sec. 3.