Kent v. Baton Rouge Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge; H. F. Brunot, Judge. Action by Elvira Kent against the Baton Rouge Electric Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, C. J.
The defendant has appealed from a judgment for damages for the death of plaintiff’s daughter. She was asphyxiated by gas escaping from a pipe that was left open in the house where she was employed, and it is contended that the escaping of the gas was the result of negligence on the part of the plumbers employed by the defendant gas company. The case was tried by a jury, whose verdict allowed $5,000 for the mother’s mental suffering, etc., and $167.-50 for the expense of the girl’s funeral. Answering the appeal, plaintiff asks for an increase of the judgment.
There is no dispute about the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Consolidated Gas Co. v. GettyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1903
- Hebert v. Baton Rouge Electric Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- State ex rel. Brady v. Consolidated Gas Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1897
- Groner v. Shreveport Rys. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
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