Legal Opinion
Smith v. Orleans Parish School Board
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 30, 2008No. 2008-CA-0837Published
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.
| t Plaintiff/claimant, Gwendolyn Smith (“Ms. Smith”), appeals the judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (“OWC”) granting an exception of lack of subject matter jurisdiction brought on behalf of defendant/employer, Orleans Parish School Board (“OPSB”). We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Ms. Smith suffered a work-related accident in 1980, prior to the enactment of the Workers’ Compensation Act in 1983. As a result, suit was filed in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. A consent judgment was rendered on June 22, 1994, which granted Ms. Smith…
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