Vaughan v. Dalton-Lard Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Third Judicial District Court, Parish of Bienville; James Edward Moore, Judge. Action by Sarah Vaughan against the Dalton-Lard Lumber Company, Limited; the Standard Life & Accident Company being called in warranty. From a judgment in: favor of plaintiff, defendant and warrantorappeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
On or about November 20,1905, Thomas Vaughan, colored, an employé of the-defendant lumber company, was mortally wounded by an explosion of a boiler. Plaintiff, as surviving wife of the deceased, sued for $6,000 damages. The defendant called: the accident insurance company, in warranty. Among the defenses set up was a denial that the plaintiff was the wife of Thomas Vaughan, and averments that at the time-of their pretended marriage Thomas Vaughan had a living lawful wife, Savannah Green, who survived him. The answer pleaded a compromise and settlement with Savannah Green Vaughan, the widow of…
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