LATIOLAIS v. EMILE BARRAS, INC.

No. 94-1153.

651 So.2d 409 (1995)

Sam LATIOLAIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EMILE BARRAS, INC. and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 1, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Steven Gates, Opelousas, for Sam Latiolais.

Philip E. Roberts, Lafayette, for Emile Barras Inc./Brent Meche.

Before DOUCET, C.J., and KNOLL and SAUNDERS, JJ.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

In this workers' compensation proceeding, defendants balk at claimant's request that it pay for two cardiovascular operations, contending that claimant failed to make his case under the stringent requirements of LSA-R.S. 23:1021(7)(e), pertaining to heart-related or perivascular injuries. The hearing officer concluded that the provision is not applicable and held the employer and its insurer responsible for claimant's medical expenses, finding that...

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