Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Pony Express Courier Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 13, 1989No. 89-CA-448PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWES, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Michael Tucker, appeals a judgment denying him benefits under the Worker’s Compensation Act. We affirm.
Tucker has a congenital heart defect, having been bom with two holes in his heart. He underwent several operations as a child and, prior to the occurrence on appeal, had last seen a doctor in 1973.
In August of 1985, plaintiff began employment with the Pony Express Courier Corporation. His duties as a courier included loading a truck with boxes. He would usually load approximately fifty (50) boxes, the largest weighing about twenty-five (25) pounds, at one…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Guidry v. Sline Indus. Painters, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Guidry v. SerignySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Reid v. Gamb, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Nix v. City of HoumaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Antonatos v. HamptonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Tucker v. Pony Exp. Courier Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Tucker v. Pony Express Courier Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1990