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LANDRY v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 4979.

266 So.2d 492 (1972)

John LANDRY v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1972.

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, STOULIG and BOUTALL, JJ.

STOULIG, Judge.

The City of New Orleans has appealed a judgment awarding a fireman maximum workmen's compensation benefits for a heart condition that forced him to retire. His disability is admitted. What is at issue is whether plaintiff proved his heart condition was caused by or related to a job-connected "accident" so as to make it compensable under the Louisiana Workmen's Compensation Act.

The facts are not disputed. When plaintiff joined the New Orleans...

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