COATS v. CITY OF BOSSIER CITY

No. 31164-WCA.

720 So.2d 1283 (1998)

Johnny R. COATS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lunn, Irion, Johnson, Salley & Carlisle by Frank M. Walker, Jr., Shreveport, for Appellant.

C. Daniel Street, Monroe, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART and CARAWAY, JJ.


BROWN, J.

Plaintiff, Johnny R. Coats, a retired firefighter, sought workers' compensation benefits for a service connected occupational disease as set forth under the Firefighter's Heart and Lung Statute, La. R.S. 33:2581. From the judgment in favor of Coats, The City of Bossier City has appealed, arguing that the workers' compensation judge ("WCJ") erred in awarding Coats supplemental earnings benefits ("SEB"). Coats has answered, urging error in the WCJ's calculation...

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