Dotson v. Louisiana Central Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish, of O.uachita; Ben C. Dawkins, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Bertha R. Dotson, individually and as tutrix for her minor children, against the Louisiana Central Lumber Company for damages for the death of her husband. Judgment for plaintiff individually in the sum of $5,000 and in favor of the minors in the sum of $10,000, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLeche, J.
During the afternoon of October 2, 1914, defendants’ sawmill situated at Standard, La., was destroyed by fire, and Lorraine Dotson, who was at that time -engaged in the pursuit of his employment as assistant saw filer, on the third floor of the building, lost his life in the conflagration.
The present suit was brought by his widow, Mrs. Bertha R. Dotson, individually and as tutrix of two minor children, issue of her marriage with the deceased, for damages in the sum of $30,000. Her cause of action is pitched upon the ground that the fire was caused by the carelessness and negligence of the…
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