ROBINSON v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.

No. 92-731.

619 So.2d 1261 (1993)

Patrick C. ROBINSON, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 2, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Meredith Walker Jr., Lake Charles, for Patrick C. Robinson, M.D.

Michael Glenn Hodgkins, Lake Charles, for The Travelers Ins. Co.

Before STOKER and DECUIR, JJ., and CULPEPPER, J. Pro Tem.


STOKER, Judge.

The issue in this worker's compensation case is whether plaintiff's degenerative disc disease, caused by a combination of his preexisting scoliosis and his physical activities as a pediatrician, is compensable under the Worker's Compensation Act.

The hearing officer denied plaintiff's claim. We reverse.

FACTS

Plaintiff, Dr. Patrick Robinson, was a self-employed pediatrician. He was diagnosed as having idiopathic scoliosis ...

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