Pitre v. Louisiana Highway Commission

LE BLANC, Judge.

Thomas Pitre, late husband of the plaintiff, Mrs. Blanche Gaudet Pitre, was employed by the Louisiana highway commission as foreman of its Raceland district unit in the parish of Lafourche. On February 26, 1934, while so employed,-he met with death by drowning in Bayou Lafourche at about 5:30 in the afternoon.

His widow has instituted this suit seeking to recover compensation for herself and her five minor children, issue of her marriage with the decedent, claiming, that her husband met his death while acting within the course and scope of his employment. The defense is that…