Legal Opinion
Krasnoff v. New Orleans Police Department
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 1970No. 4075PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REDMANN, Judge.
Defendants appeal from a judgment awarding plaintiff workmen’s compensation benefits for permanent total disability and penalties and attorney’s fees.
Defendants argue plaintiff’s injury did not occur in the course and arise out of plaintiff’s employment; that plaintiff is not permanently and totally disabled; that penalties were improperly imposed.
Plaintiff was the only non-medical witness at trial. He testified he was, at the time of the accident, a Field Sergeant and Acting Lieutenant of the New Orleans Police Department. Having just completed a 3:00 to 11:00 p. m. tour of…
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- Harney v. KountzLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Bagley v. Commercial Union Ins. Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Wolland v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1982