SEALS v. POTLATCH FORESTS, INC.

No. 780.

151 So.2d 587 (1963)

James Ivy SEALS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. POTLATCH FORESTS, INC., Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 27, 1963.

Dissenting Opinion April 11, 1963.

Certiorari Refused April 30, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parker & Parker, by A. B. Parker, Jena, for plaintiff-appellant.

John G. Miller, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before FRUGE, HOOD and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation case. Plaintiff contends he is totally and permanently disabled as a result of a compensable heart attack. After trial on the merits the district judge held that plaintiff had failed to prove an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. Plaintiff appeals.

The substantial issues are whether plaintiff suffered a compensable accident and, if so, is there any causal connection between the accident...

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