French v. Trout Creek Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of La Salle; George Wear, Sr., Judge. Action by H. M. French and another against the Trout Creek Lumber Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals, and plaintiffs pray for an increase of the award.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
[1] Plaintiffs, the father and mother of Mack French, a 16 year old boy, sued the defendant for $5,000 damages alleged to have been sustained by him by reason of a collision between a two mule team, which the said boy was driving, and a train of skeleton cars belonging to the defendant, at a public road crossing.
The defendant has appealed from a judgment for $250 in favor of the plaintiffs; and the plaintiffs have not prayed for an increase of the award.
The record shows that the boy was not seriously injured, and about two weeks after the accident resumed his job of driving a similar livery…
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