WALKER v. DISTRAN STEEL FABRICATION

No. 97-1128.

705 So.2d 1299 (1998)

Tommy Joe WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DISTRAN STEEL FABRICATION, et al. Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene A. Ledet, Jr., Alexandria, for Tommy Joe Walker.

Kay Hilgerson Michiels, Alexandria, for Distran Steel Fabrication.

Before COOKS, SAUNDERS and DECUIR, JJ.


DECUIR, Judge.

This is an appeal by Tommy Joe Walker from the judgment of the Office of Workers' Compensation dismissing his claim for compensation benefits against his employer, Distran Steel Fabrication.

Walker alleges that he suffered a heart attack on January 22, 1996, as a result of his employment as a drill line operator. The workers' compensation judge found that Walker failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence: (1) that he was engaged in work...

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