COATS v. AMERICAN TEL. & TEL. CO.

No. 95-C-2670.

681 So.2d 1243 (1996)

Billy W. COATS v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon Neal Blackman, Jr., Blackman & Blackman, Shreveport, for Applicant.

Robert A. Dunkelman, Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts, Shreveport, for Respondent.


VICTORY, Justice.*

We granted certiorari in this case to review the court of appeal's determination that the claimant (1) did not suffer an "accident" as defined in the worker's compensation statute and (2) failed to prove that she was disabled such that recovery under the provisions of LSA-R.S. 23:1031.1 pertaining to occupational disease was precluded. For reasons more fully discussed below, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeal...

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