Jacob v. Illinois Cent. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish, of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Action by Mrs. Annie Jacob, individually and as tutrix, against the Illinois Central Railroad Company and others. From a judgment of dismissal, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Mrs. Annie Jacob, widow of Frederick Jacob, individually and as tutrix of their minor children, sues the defendants in solido in the sum of $50,000 for damages resulting to them from the loss and death of their late husband and father. There was judgment dismissing plaintiff’s demand, and she has appealed.
The deceased, Frederick Jacob, a day laborer, was in the employ of a firm of stevedores, Ross & Heyn, doing business in the city of New Orleans, at the time of his accidental death. They were engaged in unloading very long pieces of timber which extended over two flat cars belonging to the…
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