Brooks v. Peerless Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish„of Caddo; T. F. Bell, Judge. Action by D. A. Brooks, Jr., against the Peerless Oil Company, Incorporated.
1Opinion of the CourtPkovosty, J.
While plaintiff was engaged in drilling an oil well for the defendant company, the “tongs” (whatever part of the drilling machinery may be meant by that) “flew around” and hit him on the side of the head, across the left ear, knocking him unconscious, in which state he remained, he says, “you might say, for a week.” This was in December, 1918. When this case was being tried, in April, 1919, his condition was that his left eye could not rotate to the left beyond a straight line in front of him, or, in other words, could not rotate to the left at' all, and when in repose was turned towards his…
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