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SPRAWLS v. SENTRY INS. CO.

No. 6800.

367 So.2d 1256 (1979)

Henry SPRAWLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Refused March 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas & Dunahoe, Edwin Dunahoe, Natchitoches, Gravel, Roy & Burnes, Alfred Shapiro, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gahagan & Gahagan, Russell E. Gahagan, Natchitoches, for defendant-appellee.

Before WATSON, CUTRER and DOUCET, JJ.

DOUCET, Judge.

In this workmen's compensation case, plaintiff appeals the holding of the trial court that he did not sustain personal injury "by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment". LSA-R.S. 23:1031. The determinative issue is whether plaintiff's present back condition resulted from a progressive pre-existing back problem or was caused by strain at work.

While employed by Coca Cola Bottling Company, Mr. Sprawls was working as a bottle...

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