Siefker v. Paysee
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by Mrs. Conrad Henry Siefker against Louis Paysee. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff’s demand is for damages in the sum of $5,000. Of this sum, $2,500 is claimed for the loss of her son, the sorrow and grief occasioned thereby, and $2,500 for the affection and companionship of which she has been deprived by his death.
Plaintiff, prior to her marriage with Siefker, was the widow of the late George Stumborg, and her son Gustave, was the issue of her marriage with the late George Stumborg.
Plaintiff’s charge for damages is that her son was wantonly and recklessly shot and killed by defendant, by whose fault, she says, the gun he held in his hands was discharged *491and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chataigne v. BergeronSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1855
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