Merritt v. Victoria Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Alfred Dillingham Land, Judge. Action by Libbie Merritt against the Victoria Lumber Company. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBlanchard, J.
Plaintiff sues in her own right as surviving widow, and as natural tutrix of her minor children, claiming damages for the loss of the husband and father, who was killed at defendant’s mill by a piece of timber violently thrown by a rip-saw.
She charges his death to defendant’s fault and negligence in not providing (1) safe machinery and keeping it in safe condition; (2) in not operating the rip-saw so as to minimize the danger incident to its operation; (3) in employing careless and negligent operators.
The answer of the defendant is that plaintiff’s husband’s death was purely an accident, not…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Stucke v. Orleans RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
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- Wirth v. Alex Dussel Iron WorksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
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