Legal Opinion
Dartez v. Sterling Sugars, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 5, 1928PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMouton, J.
The defendant company operates a sugar factory near the town of Franklin, La. It cultivates sugar cane in the Parish of Iberia on the Peeble’s Plantation, as a feeder for its factory. The cane is hauled from the plantation to a derrick by drivers or teamsters, from where it is transported by railway to the factory.
Aymar Dartez was employed as a teamster by the company to haul cane to the derrick. He was killed near this derrick on December 15th, 1925. His parents brought this suit against defendant company, as dependents, to recover compensation under the Employers’ Liability Act.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Durrett v. WoodsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Yellow Cab Co. of New Orleans, Inc. v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
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