Legal Opinion
Higgins v. State, Department of Health & Human Resources
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 10, 1984No. 83 CA 0624PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING
ALFORD, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee, Dr. Rodney Higgins, while an intern at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, contracted in the course and scope of his employment, viral encephalitis, rendering him permanently and totally disabled under worker’s compensation. The subject of this appeal is a rule filed by plaintiff wherein he was awarded $37,-464.00 for the non-professional nursing care rendered him by his mother, Mildred Higgins, from January 11, 1980, through April 18, 1982, at the rate of $3.50 per hour.
Defendants-appellants, the State of Louisiana, Department of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Batiste v. Pointe Coupee ConstructorsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ewing v. AlbertLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- Higgins v. State ex rel. Department of Health & Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Higgins v. State ex rel. Department of Health & Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
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