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CITY OF OAKDALE v. SMITH

No. 00-1792.

788 So.2d 507 (2001)

CITY OF OAKDALE v. Bob W. SMITH, Deceased, Dorothy Smith, Wife of Deceased.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 2, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Perrell Fuselier, Attorney at Law, Oakdale, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee: Dorothy Smith.

Christopher Richard Philipp, Jamison & Philipp, Lafayette, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant: City of Oakdale.

Court composed of COOKS, WOODARD, and PICKETT, Judges.

WOODARD, Judge.

In this workers' compensation litigation, Officer Bob W. Smith died during a high-speed automobile chase. Ultimately, the workers' compensation judge concluded that his family proved, by clear and convincing evidence, entitlement to death benefits. Namely as a police investigator, Officer Smith's physical work stress was extraordinary and unusual, in comparison to that experienced by the average employee...

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