Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2003

Swope v. Columbian Chemicals Co.

Swope v. Columbian Chemicals Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided November 21, 2003
860 So. 2d 538; 2003 La. LEXIS 3464; 2003 WL 22887841 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Swope v. Columbian Chemicals Co.

Opinion of the Court

In re Columbian Chemicals Co.; — Defendant; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review Office of Workers’ Comp. Dist. 3, No. 02-03693; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. WCW 03-00843.

Granted. Claimant cannot be allowed to benefit from a false statement in his claim form which clearly misled defendant not to object to venue. See Butler v. Martineaux, 97-2269 (La.11/26/97), 703 So.2d 575. Accordingly, defendant’s exception of improper venue is granted and the Office of Workers’ Compensation is instructed to transfer the case to a proper venue.

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