Legal Opinion
Wooley v. State ex rel. Department of Health & Human Resources
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 22, 1988No. 87-544PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOLL, Judge.
This appeal concerns worker’s compensation benefits for a heart attack injury.
Mrs. Rosa W. Wooley filed suit against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Health and Human Resources, to recover worker’s compensation benefits. The trial court found that plaintiffs myocardial infarction was not work-related and thus, she was not eligible for worker’s compensation benefits. Plaintiff brings this appeal, contending that (1) the trial court erred and clearly abused its discretion in failing to find plaintiffs heart attack was causally related to occupational stress; and,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bertrand v. Coal Operators Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- Crump v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Guidry v. Sline Indus. Painters, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Roussel v. Colonial Sugars CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Nix v. City of HoumaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Carruthers v. PPG Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Wooley v. STATE EX REL. DHHRLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988