Gregory v. Standard Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; J. R. Laud, Judge. Suit under the Employers’ Liability Act by W. A. Gregory and others against the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana for compensation for the death of Roy A. Gregory. From a judgment awarding compensation, the employer appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
Roy A. Gregory, a young man 17 years old, was employed by the defendant as a laborer in the oil fields of Caddo parish. He boarded with a married sister and, in going from his boarding place to his work, had to cross Caddo Lake in a small boat or skiff. On his way to work with a companion laborer, the boat capsized, and the two were drowned.
This suit is by the father and mother of young Gregory, to recover compensation, as provided in the Employers’ Liability Act (Act No. 20 of 1914). There is no dispute as to the employment and the wages the young man was receiving, and it is admitted that…
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