Cowart v. Magnolia School, Inc.

hCANNELLA, Judge.

Plaintiff, Doris Cowart, appeals from a judgment dismissing her worker’s compensation claim against defendants, Magnolia School, Inc. and its insurer, Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (Magnolia). For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

Plaintiff was employed by Magnolia to work in the kitchen preparing and serving meals and cleaning up thereafter. On May 6, 1993, after nine years of employment with Magnolia, plaintiff injured her back in the course and scope of her employment when she fell backwards from a step ladder. She was approximately 57 years old at the time…