LOUPE v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS. CO.

No. 96 CA 0308.

685 So.2d 186 (1996)

Dr. John F. LOUPE v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY and the Highlands Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Chandler Loupe, Baton Rouge, for Plaintiff/Appellant Dr. John F. Loupe.

Philip Borne, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellee Orthopedic & Sports Injury Clinic.

Lawrence B. Frieman, Metairie, for Defendant/Appellee State Farm Fire and Casualty Company.

Before WATKINS and KUHN, JJ., and GUIDRY, J. Pro Tem.


KUHN, Judge.

Claimant appeals a decision of the Office of Workers' Compensation which dismisses his claim for benefits on a motion for summary judgment based on a finding that claimant failed to prove his injuries resulted from an accident. We affirm.

ISSUE

The sole issue in this appeal is whether claimant's injury resulted from an "accident" as defined in the Workers' Compensation law, specifically La.R.S. 23:1021(1).

BACKGROUND

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