Legal Opinion
Melvin A. Dodge v. Vassar A. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1958No. 17082_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
In the operation of their plantation in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, the appellees used mechanized equipment. The appellant was a mechanic employed by CoitChevrolet Company of St. Joseph, Louisiana. Needing adjustment of the diesel engine of a grader and bulldozer, the appellees requested appellant’s employer to send a man to do the work. The appellant was sent. While working on the equipment the appellant was injured. He sued the appellees claiming his in-’ juries were caused by the negligence of an employee of the appellees and asking' for damages exceeding $100,000. The’ district court, by…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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