Carrierre v. McWilliams

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

This is an action for damages arising from an injury received by plaintiff in the year 1898, while at work for defendant in its paint factory.

The amount claimed by plaintiff is five thousand dollars for the loss of four fingers off his left hand and the consequent pain and suffering endured.

When the accident happened, plaintiff was about eighteen years of age. He was employed by the defendant corporation to work in its *679paint factory and especially in operating certain paint grinding machines and mills, and had been employed at this particular…