Alexander v. Davis Bros.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jackson; George Wear, Judge. Action by Henry H. Alexander against the Davis Brothers Lumber Company, Limited. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff sues for damages for personal injuries sustained whilst in defendant’s employ, and which, he alleges, re-*3suited from defendant’s negligence. Defendant pleads the general issue, assumption of risk, and negligence on the part of plaintiff. The facts, as they appear from the evidence in the transcript, are as follows, to wit:
Plaintiff at tlie 'time of the accident out of which tlie suit arises was about 27 years old. 1-Iis father had owned a sawmill of. the, old fashioned kind, where the work, apart from the sawing, was done mainly by hand, and, though…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Foley v. Pettee Machine WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Jenkins v. Maginnis Cotton MillsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
- Ramsey v. Tremont Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
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