Reed v. Nelson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge. Action by Mrs. Johanna Reed against N. O. Nelson. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff, an old lady over 60 years of age, brought this suit against the defendant, proprietor of the Hammond Grocery Store, for the sum of $2,500 for an injury caused by the explosion of a can of oil. She alleged that the can contained a mixture of .insurance oil and gas, and that it was inflammable and dangerous; that at the moment of the explosion, she being near the burning can, her clothes caught fire; that she was severely burned and suffered greatly by the shock, and was in consequence of her wounds confined to her bed quite a number of weeks.
Respondent resists this demand; denies…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Morrison v. LeeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1907
3Cited by1 opinion
- Cannon v. Winnfield Oil & Gas Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1926