Louisiana Court of Appeal May 9, 1997, No. 96 CA 1585 (Employers National Insurance v. Second Injury Board)

JjSHORTESS, Judge.

This appeal requires us to decide if the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Second Injury Board (defendant) should reimburse the Employers National Insurance Company (plaintiff) workers’ compensation payments paid by plaintiff to an injured employee who had a permanent partial disability when hired. The trial court ordered defendant to reimburse plaintiff, and defendant appeals.