Desadier v. Central Lumber Co.

HAMITER, Judge.

The provisions of the Louisiana Employers’ Liability Act (Act No. 20 of 1914, as amended) are invoked by plaintiff in this case.

The petition recites that defendant owns and operates a sawmill in or near the city of Natchitoches and is engaged in manufacturing lumber; that on April 27, 1936, while in the employ of defendant at a daily wage of $1.50, plaintiff came in contact with a certain liquid used by defendant in the preparation of lumber for the market, and received burns about the face, hands, body, and feet; that his entire system and blood stream are poisoned from the…