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DUPAQUIER v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 51182.

257 So.2d 385 (1972)

260 La. 728

Joseph A. DUPAQUIER v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied February 21, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Levy, Smith & Pailet, Lawrence J. Smith, New Orleans, for petitioner.

Blake G. Arata, City Atty., Jackson P. McNeely, Asst. City Atty., for respondent.

SANDERS, Justice.

This workmen's compensation case raises the question of whether or not the plaintiff's suit is barred by the one-year prescriptive period of LSA-R.S. 23:1209. We hold that it is not.

Joseph A. Dupaquier, a New Orleans fireman, suffered a heart attack on or about March 11, 1966, while performing his duties. He received sick leave benefits amounting to full pay through October 23, 1968. He was then placed on a disability pension.

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