Lee v. Powell Bros. & Sanders
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twelfth. Judicial District Court, Parish of Vernon; J. B. Lee, Judge. Action by Nathaniel E. Lee against the Powell Bros. & Sanders Company, Limited, and others. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvostx, J.
Plaintiff, 41 years old. had charge, as engineer, of the engine room of the sawmill of the defendant company. The engine room is on the ground floor, below the main floor, on which are the saw and other machinery. The mandrel of the saw having gotten out of order, the small whistle was blown for the engineer to stop his engine, and the large whistle was blown for the mill to shut down for the day. The foreman thought of sending the mandrel to the neighboring town by a train then short*53ly due. He went downstairs into the engine room, and directed the plaintiff to come upstairs with him and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lee v. Powell Bros. & Sanders Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
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