HOLMES v. CENTRAL LOUISIANA STATE HOSP.

No. 83-325.

442 So.2d 1305 (1983)

Virginia HOLMES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CENTRAL LOUISIANA STATE HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Royer, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.

Edward A. Kaplan, Alexandria, William Henry Sanders, Jena, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUTRER, DOUCET and LABORDE, JJ.


LABORDE, Judge.

Plaintiff, Virginia Holmes, filed this workmen's compensation claim against her employer, Central Louisiana State Hospital, defendant, seeking compensation benefits and medical expenses following an alleged work related accident. The trial court held that plaintiff's accident occurred within the course and scope of her employment and attributed her injury to a specific incident involving a struggle with a mentally ill patient. Plaintiff suffered a...

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