HAZELTON v. SOILEAU

No. 87-664.

532 So.2d 393 (1988)

Harlan HAZELTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Floyd SOILEAU, Sheriff of Evangeline Parish, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Preston Aucoin, Ville Platte, for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas Halligan, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellees.

Before DOMENGEAUX, KNOLL and KING, JJ.


KNOLL, Judge.

This appeal concerns whether the provisions of LSA-R.S. 23:1034 (A) and (B), which exempt sheriffs' deputies from the Worker's Compensation Law with the exception of criminal deputies of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, are unconstitutional.

Harlan Hazelton (hereafter Hazelton), an Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Deputy, appeals the dismissal of his worker's compensation claim against the State of Louisiana. The trial court vacated a preliminary...

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