WINN v. THOMPSON-HAYWARD CHEMICAL CO.

No. 19697-CA.

522 So.2d 137 (1988)

Lillie P. WINN, Individually and as Provisional Tutrix for Leroy Winn and Tawanna Denise Winn, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. THOMPSON-HAYWARD CHEMICAL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lunn, Irion, Johnson, Salley & Carlisle, for defendant-appellant.

Sam N. Gregorio by Jim McDougle, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before MARVIN, JASPER E. JONES and NORRIS, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this worker's compensation action, the employer appeals a judgment awarding death benefits to the concubine and informally acknowledged illegitimate minor children of its employee who died from a stroke while at work.

Claimants answer the appeal and seek statutory penalties and attorney fees.

In all respects, we affirm.

The employer contends the fatal stroke was not causally work-related and that claimants were not "dependent...

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