CHARLES v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.

No. 93-C-0900.

627 So.2d 1366 (1993)

Antoine A. CHARLES v. The TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO., et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis D. Bufkin, McHale, Bufkin & Dees, Lake Charles, for applicant.

Jere J. Bice, Lake Charles, for respondent.


KIMBALL, Justice.*

THE ISSUE

The issue squarely presented in this case is whether La.Rev.Stat. 23:1021(7)(e), which places a strict burden of proof on a claimant seeking worker's compensation for a "heart-related or perivascular injury," applies to a claimant who is seeking compensation for a cerebrovascular accident (a stroke) which occurred while the plaintiff was working...

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