Allen v. Town of Minden
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Parish of Webster; R. C. Drew, Judge. Action by W. E. Allen and Carrie P. Allen against the Town of Minden. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff, alleging personal injury suffered, sued the defendant town for $5,500.
She resides at some distance from the town of Minden.
On the 23d day of April, 1908, she avers she was on a visit to a relative. About half past 7 o’clock in the evening, she drove in a buggy, drawn by a gentle horse. She was accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Dickerson, and her little son, three years of age.
Suddenly the horse fell into a pit, three feet wide by about six feet in depth, extending halfway over the street, carrying the •buggy and throwing them violently to the ground, causing severe injury, they…
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