Feely v. National Packing Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans ; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by Bridget S. Feely and others against the National Packing Company, Limited, and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Plaintiff sues in damages for herself and her minor child because of the sufferings and death of her husband, Leroy Corwin, resulting from an explosion in the cooling room of the cold-storage establishment of one of the defendants, the National Packing Company, The other defendant is the New Orleans Gaslight Company.
On the morning of the 3d of July an unusual and peculiar smell pervaded the said establishment. It was different from the smell of ammonia, with which the inmates were familiar, and yet it was somewhat like it. Some thought it was like illuminating gas. All the doors and windows…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Rohr v. New Orleans Gaslight Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
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- Tolle v. Higgins Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
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