PECK v. ORLEANS LEVEE BD.

No. 8871.

353 So.2d 424 (1977)

Robert PECK v. ORLEANS LEVEE BOARD and Houston General Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 1978.

Writ Refused February 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Windhorst, Heisler, De Laup & Wysocki, Steven M. Koenig, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

O'Keefe, O'Keefe & Berrigan, Arthur J. O'Keefe, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before REDMANN, SCHOTT and BEER, JJ.


BEER, Judge.

This appeal results from a judgment of the trial court dismissing plaintiff's compensation claim on the basis of one year prescription as provided by La. R.S. 23:1209.

Robert Peck filed suit on June 16, 1976, against his employer, the Orleans Levee Board, and its insurer, Houston General Insurance Company. He alleged an injury on Sunday, May 4, 1975, while in the course and scope of his employment as an Orleans Levee Board Police Officer. He further...

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