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SPARKS v. TULANE MED. CTR. HOSP. & CLINIC

No. 89-C-0077.

546 So.2d 138 (1989)

Sedonia W. SPARKS v. TULANE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL AND CLINIC.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Rodrigue, Robert Baudouin, Boggs, Loehn & Rodrigue, New Orleans, for applicant.

Dale Wilks, New Orleans, for respondent.

CALOGERO, Justice*.

The Louisiana Worker's Compensation Act provides coverage to any employee who suffers "personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment." La.R.S. 23:1031 (emphasis added). We have previously determined that mental injury induced by physical trauma and physical injury induced by mental stress are compensable "personal injuries" under the Act.

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