Legal Opinion
Broussard v. Citgo Petroleum Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 30, 2002No. 02-895PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| WOODARD, Judge.
Ms. Broussard appeals the WCJ’s grant of Citgo’s peremptory exception of prescription of her claim for disability benefits. We find that Ms. Broussard did not carry her burden of proving that prescription was interrupted and therefore affirm the WCJ’s ruling.
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Ms. Broussard had worked for Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Citgo) for approximately twenty-one years, when her supervisor told her on April 14, 2000 that she “sure picked a hell of a day to quit sniffing glue.” She claims that this caused her to suffer from depression and to never return to work.
During her…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Capo v. BlanchardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1924
- Dupaquier v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Lester v. Rebel Crane and Service Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Desselle v. Dresser Indus. ValveLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- Krieg v. Krieg Bros. Terrazzo Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
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3Cited by2 opinions
- City of Bossier City v. ColvinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
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