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BREWINGTON v. SUMMIT INST.

No. 96-694.

689 So.2d 498 (1997)

Eugenia BREWINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUMMIT INSTITUTE, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

January 8, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory P. Marceaux, Lake Charles, for Eugenia Brewington.

Joseph Michael Stiltner, Baton Rouge, for Summit Institute.

Before DOUCET, COOKS and SULLIVAN, JJ.

COOKS, Judge.

This appeal arises from a hearing officer's denial of workers' compensation benefits to Eugenia Brewington finding she failed to prove by an "overwhelming preponderance of evidence" her mental stress was a condition "characteristic of and peculiar to" the occupation of a Licensed Practical Nurse as provided by La.R.S. 23:1031.1. For different reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

Eugenia Brewington was awarded a Licensed Practical Nurse ("LPN"...

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