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BECKHAM v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 7211.

327 So.2d 460 (1976)

Launey W. BECKHAM v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 1976.

Writ Refused May 4, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dodd, Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy & Gardner, Harold J. Lamy, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Philip S. Brooks, City Atty., Thomas P. Anzelmo, Sr., and Jackson P. McNeely, Asst. City Attys., for defendant-appellant.

Before SAMUEL, LEMMON and MORIAL, JJ.

SAMUEL, Judge.

Plaintiff filed this suit against the City of New Orleans in workmen's compensation. He seeks benefits for total and permanent disability allegedly resulting from a heart condition which manifested itself on March 25, 1972 while he was engaged in fighting a fire in the course and scope of his employment as a fireman. Compensation benefits also are sought under the Firefighters' Heart and Lung Bill, R.S. 33:2581.

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