Bradley v. Swift & Co.

The rehearing granted in this case was limited to the question of whether or not a parent in destitute circumstances is to be considered as actually dependent to any extent on one of his sons solely by reason of such destitution, and although the son had, prior to his death, contributed nothing to the support of the parent.

It seems to us that the problem is one very difficult to solve. Although there are in the jurisprudence of Louisiana several decisions of the Supreme Court and of the various Courts of Appeal which are almost decisive here, in each of those cases there was some point on…