AMOS v. OUACHITA PARISH POLICE JURY

No. 43,289-WCA.

991 So.2d 102 (2008)

Arthur AMOS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. OUACHITA PARISH POLICE JURY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Judgment rendered June 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Street and Street, by C. Daniel Street, Monroe, for Appellant, Arthur Amos.

Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio, by John B. Saye, Monroe, for Appellees, Ouachita Parish Police Jury and Ouachita Parish Fire Department.

Before BROWN, STEWART, and LOLLEY, JJ.


BROWN, Chief Judge.

From the rejection of his claim for benefits under the Heart and Lung Act, La. R.S. 33:2581, Arthur Amos, a former fireman in Ouachita Parish, has appealed. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the judgment of the workers' compensation judge ("WCJ") and remand the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Procedural History

Claimant, Arthur Amos, was employed as a fireman with the Ouachita...

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