Collins v. Krause-Managan Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu; Winston Over-ton, Judge. Action by Harry Collins against the Krause-Managan Lumber Company, Limited. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in the course of his employment.
There was judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $7,500, and the defendant has appealed.
The petition represents that on December 9, 1912, the plaintiff was an employs of the defendant company in its sawmill, and in the performance of his duties proceeded to repair a hole in the slab conveyor; that in making such repairs he necessarily stood upon the floor of the mill on a slightly elevated board forming a part thereof; that while so engaged one or more boards on which he…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Faren v. T. J. Sellers & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- Smith v. Minden Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- People's Savings, Trust & Banking Co. v. LouqueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
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- Finn v. EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORATIONLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Wirth v. Alex Dussel Iron WorksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Adams v. S. H. Bolinger & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Braley v. Pine Wood Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1915