Long v. Northeast Soil Conservation District of La.

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Plaintiff Wealthia Miller Long, widow of Tom Long, Sr., instituted this suit individually and as natural tutrix of her seven minor children to recover from the Northeast Soil Conservation District of Louisiana and one of its employees, O. H. Gulledge, damages for the death of her husband caused by the alleged negligence of the defendants.

The case was tried before a jury which returned a verdict for Mrs. Long and her children in the sum of $12,000 — $5,000 for 'the widow and $1,000 for the benefit of each of her seven minor children. After this verdict was returned by the…