Legal Opinion
Savant v. Goetz & Lawrence
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 1, 1926No. 27620PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
On September 27, 1922, plaintiff was severely injured in St. Landry parish by the breaking of a cable in use on the dredge boat then and there in operation by the firm of Goetz & Lawrence, a copartnership domiciled at Shreveport, La.
Originally, plaintiff instituted suit against defendants for damages under article 2315 of the Civil Code, but, after answer filed, presented an amended petition in the lower court praying for compensation, in the alternative, under the Employers’ Liability Act, Act No. 20 of 1914, and amendments thereto, should the court find that the provisions of said act were…
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