SPINKS v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUMAN RES.

No. 90-741.

591 So.2d 423 (1991)

Ola Mae SPINKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN RESOURCES, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1992.

Writ Granted in Part with Order Denied in Part April 3, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fuhrer, Flournoy, Hunter & Morton, George Flournoy, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

Stafford, Stewart & Potter, Kay Michiels, Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before LABORDE, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

This appeal arises from a worker's compensation claim brought by Ola Mae Spinks' against her employer, the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). The trial court determined that Mrs. Spinks' had a heart attack in the course of her employment, but that it did not arise out of her employment, and denied benefits. We reverse.

At the time of her attack Ola Mae Spinks, 54, had been employed for over 11 years by Pinecrest State...

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