LeBlanc v. Sweet
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the eighteenth judicial district, parish of Acadia— DeBaillon, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Monroe, J.
Plaintiffs, who are husband and wife, sue Daniel E. Sweet, as owner, and Henry L. Sweet, as master, of the slternwheel steamboat “Olive,” for damages, alleged to have been sustained by reason of the drowning, through the negligence ¡of the defendants, upon the night of July 4th, 1898, of Itheir minor daughter, Helen, a young girl of sixteen. The defendants deny that they were guilty of negligence, and allege that the death of the minor was brought about by her own imprudence.
It is beyond controversy that the plaintiffs reside upon the Bayou…
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- Hebert v. Baton Rouge Electric Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Livaudais v. BlackLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
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