DUPAQUIER v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 4155.

242 So.2d 331 (1970)

Joseph A. DUPAQUIER v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 1971.

Writ Granted March 10, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Levy, Smith & Pailet, Lawrence J. Smith, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Blake G. Arata, City Atty., Jackson P. McNeely, Asst. City Atty., for defendant-appellant.

Before REGAN, TAYLOR and LeSUEUR, JJ.


LeSUEUR, Judge.

Mr. Dupaquier, a retired fireman, was working for the Fire Department of the City of New Orleans in March of 1966 when he suffered a heart attack. He received sick leave benefits pursuant to the applicable statute until October of 1968, when he received a disability pension. This suit for workmen's compensation benefits was not filed until December 20, 1968.

These facts present, as the first order of business, the question of prescription....

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