Legal Opinion
Buford v. Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 14, 1937No. 16161PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Judge.
On January 6, 1931, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans entered into a written contract with Thomas H. Brockman, whereby the latter was employed to undertake the laying of certain sewage mains. This contract was bonded by the Globe Indemnity Company.
Claude Buford was employed by Brock-man as a laborer in the performance of work under the contract. On September 15, 1931, while assisting in the work, which was being done near the intersection of Broad and St. Louis streets, he was electrocuted as a result of contact between a cable of a large metallic hammer operated from…
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