Brandon v. Gottlieb

Plaintiffs are the father and mother of a young negro hoy who was injured in an elevator accident in the Cangelosi building in the city of Baton Rouge, on Thursday, July 21, 1927, and died as a result of his injuries on the following Saturday, July 23, 1927. They seek-to recover damages in the sum of $12,000 for the death of their son, which, they allege was caused through the negligence of the lessee of the building, Lewis Gottlieb, in maintaining an old and dilapidated elevator therein and in not having an experienced and competent tender operating it on the day that he was injured. The…