Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. Louisiana Ry. & Nav. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 4, 1927No. 9969Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BELL, J.
This is a suit brought under the Employer’s Liability Act of Louisiana, Act 120 of 1914, particularly Section 30 thereof, as amended by Act 244 of 1920.
The plaintiff, a member of a gang of laborers employed by the defendant railroad, was injured in the company’s yards at New Orleans while repairs were being made by the company to a switch located within its yards. It is alleged that- on or. about -May 29, 1923, in the course of his. employment, plaintiff, with other employees, was handling heavy timbers; that-these-timbers were' being placed in a position adjacent to the switch…
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- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. HarringtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Southern Railway Co. v. PuckettSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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