Antee v. D. C. Richardson Taylor Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Thomas Fletcher Bell, Judge. Action by Pierre and Noeme Antee against the D. C. Richardson Taylor Lumber Company, Limited. From a judgment for plaintiffs in part, they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiffs sued to recover damages for the death of their son Louis, who was killed in defendant’s sawmill in January, 1908. Plaintiffs allege that their son was inexperienced and uninstructed, and was killed by coming in contact with a large driving belt operated across a narrow passageway.
It is charged that defendant was negligent in not furnishing sufficient lights and in operating the exposed belt.
Plaintiffs also sued for damages for another alleged injury to their son in the same mill a few days prior to his death, resulting from contact with another belt.
Plaintiffs also sued for $4.50…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sauer v. Union Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
- Settoon v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
3Cited by2 opinions
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- LeCarpentier v. N. O. Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1930