Wall v. Brooks-Scanlon Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa; Robert S. Ellis, Judge. Action by Fred A. Wall against the BrooksScanlon Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The plaintiff has appealed from a judgment rejecting his demand and dismissing his suit for damages for personal injuries.
While employed as a switchman on a log train operated by the defendant company, he was jolted off of a car, and his leg was run over and crushed so that it had to be amputated. He alleges as negligence on the part of the defendant: First, that the company failed to use reasonable care in selecting a competent engineer to run the log train; and, second, that the engineer in charge of the train made an emergency stop in response to a signal to slow down.
It is unnecessary to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ball v. Vicksburg, S. & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Price v. Lee Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
3Cited by1 opinion
- State ex rel. Blaise v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917