Legal Opinion
Smith v. St. Tammany Sheriff's Office
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 23, 1996No. 95 CA 0960PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
laHILLARY J. CRAIN, Judge Pro Tem.
Lydia Smith alleges she was injured in the course and scope of her employment with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriffs Office as a school crossing guard on May 26, 1994. She subsequently filed a disputed claim for workers’ compensation. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriffs Office (STPSO) filed a peremptory exception raising the objections of no cause of action and no right of action, alleging that, as a result of Ms. Smith’s status as a deputy sheriff with the STPSO, she was excluded from workers’ compensation coverage. The hearing officer maintained the exceptions.…
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