Guidry v. Sline Industrial Painters, inc.
Louisiana Supreme Court
418 So. 2d 626 (1982)
- Written by Serena Lipski, JD
Facts
Alcide Guidry was a 53-year-old industrial painter employed by Sline Industrial Painters, Inc. (Sline) (defendant) at the time of his death. On the day he died, Guidry arrived to work at 7:30 a.m. and was directed to repeatedly brace and move a ladder that was 10 to 12 feet tall, which was fairly strenuous work. Guidry worked all day with only a short break at 10:00 a.m. and a lunch break at noon. At 2:00 p.m., just as Guidry began a smoke break, he suffered a fatal myocardial infarction secondary to atherosclerotic heart disease. Guidry’s widow, Mrs. Guidry, filed a claim for workers’-compensation death benefits. Two family physicians testified that Guidry’s heart attack was not causally related to his job duties. A heart specialist testified that there could be a relationship between Guidry’s heart attack and Guidry’s physical activity at work. The judge denied the claim, and the court of appeals reversed. Sline appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Calogero, J.)
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