LEMMON, Justice.
The issue in this workers' compensation action is whether La.Rev.Stat. 23:1209 A's special prescriptive period of "one year from the time the injury develops" applies when the injury manifests itself immediately after the accident, but does not develop into a disabling condition until more than one year after the accident or one year after the last payment of compensation benefits.
On December 20, 1988, while...
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