Legal Opinion
Weaver v. W. L. Goulden Logging Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 26, 1906No. 15,857PublishedCited by 16 opinions
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches; Charles Vernon Porter, Judge. Action by J. H. Weaver against the W. L. Goulden Logging Company, Limited. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff sued defendant for $5,000 damages for personal injuries.
The suit was dismissed on an exception of no cause of action, and plaintiff has appealed..
We make the following extract from brief of plaintiff’s counsel:
“The plaintiff alleges: That he was employed by defendant company as a laborer and tong-hooker for logs in the woods. The work he had to do consisted of hitching or attaching iron tongs into a log of timber, which tongs were attached by a rope or chain to what is called a drum, which is worked by steam.
“The drum revolves when steam is applied, which wraps around it the rope or…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hubgh v. New Orleans & Carrollton RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1851
- Loyacano v. JurgensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
- Ware F. M. C. v. Barataria & Lafourche Canal Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1840
- Towns v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- Maus v. BroderickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Wallmuth v. Rapides Parish School Bd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
- Johnson v. ButterworthSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Mobile Light & Railroad v. RobertsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Yancey v. MaestriLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
- Williams v. W. R. Pickering Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
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