Legal Opinion
Richards v. ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 21, 2009No. 2009-C-1133PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.
I, STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Relator, Elizabeth Richards, seeks review of a judgment of Office of Workers’ Compensation granting the St. Bernard Parish Government’s partial motion for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow we grant the writ and reverse.
FACTS
Relator Elizabeth Richards is the widow of Raleigh Richards, a deceased St. Bernard Parish Firefighter. In February, 2009, Mrs. Richards filed a disputed claim for compensation with the Office of Worker’s Compensation in which she sought death benefits pursuant to La. 23:1231 claiming that her husband’s illness…
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