Legal Opinion
Dupaquier v. City of New Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 17, 1972No. 51182PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
This workmen’s compensation case raises the question of whether or not the plaintiff’s suit is barred by the one-year prescriptive period of LSA-R.S. 23:1209. We hold that it is not.
Joseph A. Dupaquier, a New Orleans fireman, suffered a heart attack on or about March 11, 1966, while performing his duties. He received sick leave benefits amounting to full pay through October 23, 1968. He was then placed on a disability pension.
The plaintiff instituted the present suit for workmen’s compensation on December 20, 1968. The defendant filed a plea of prescription under LSA-R.S.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Thornton v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Scalise v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Guerrera v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Williams v. Red Barn Chemicals, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Richard v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- Ryder v. Insurance Company of North AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Desselle v. Dresser Indus. ValveLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
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