Robertson v. Town of Jennings
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu; Winston Over-ton, Judge. Action by Lee Robertson and wife against the Town of Jennings. Judgment for plaintiff Lee Robertson, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiffs sue for damages resulting to them from injuries to,' and the death of, their infant child, which was thrown from the arms of its mother, who, whilst carrying it, sustained a fall by reason of the defective condition of one of defendant’s sidewalks.
Defendant, by way of answer, denied generally the allegations of the petition, and alleged that “plaintiff is, and was, guilty of contributory negligence,” and that “plaintiff is estopped by his own admissions.” It then filed an amended answer, alleging that the paragraph in the original answer to the…
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