Christy v. Tremont Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Grant; W. F. Blackman. Judge. Action by Henry P. Christy against the Tremont Lumber Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Defendant company operates a large lumber plant, where modern machinery and devices are employed for carrying on the business. Lumber is conveyed on chains from the kiln to the sorting shed or compartment, and by electric car from the sorting shed to the storage shed.
Plaintiff was employed as a laborer in connection with the motor car which transported lumber between the sorting and storage-sheds. It was his duty to adjust the tongs suspended from a frame in front of the motor in taking up a load of lumber in the sorting shed and in carrying it to, and depositing it in, the storage shed. He…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Buechner v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Payne v. Georgetown Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Stucke v. Orleans RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
- Merritt v. Victoria Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Fradger v. Shaffer-Stein Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Shankland v. Morris & Castle Shows, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
- Burns v. Industrial Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1919