Neely v. Orleans Metal Bed Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by J. D. Neely against the Orleans Metal Bed Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff, whilst in defendant’s employ, engaged in pouring molten iron into a “chill,” or mold, lost one of his eyes and was subjected to great suffering, by reason of the metal’s having been blown out of the chill, through the “gate hole,” a result which he attributes to the negligence of the defendant. He therefore prays for damages. Defendant denies the existence of the conditions described in the petition, and otherwise pleads assumption of risk and contributory negligence. The facts, as they appear to us, from the transcript, are as follows:
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