Davenport v. F. B. Dubach Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lincoln; R. B. Dawkins, Judge. Action by Frank Davenport against the F. B. Dubach Lumber Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Frank Davenport, the plaintiff, a young colored man, while discharging his duties of brakeman on the railroad operated by the defendant company in ■ connection with its lumber mill, was run over by a locomotive, and had his two legs crushed, so that they had to be amputated. He brings this suit in damages.
The train was on the yard of defendant. It was composed of 16 to 18 log cars, of which the 8 or 9 composing the front part of the train were loaded, and the others were empty. It had to be moved about 400 yards farther, to the pond, where the logs were to be dumped. For that purpose the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McGuire v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
- Crisman v. Shreveport Belt Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
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