Myhan v. Louisiana Electric Light & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from tlio Civil District Court for tlio Parish of Orleans. Ellis, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Bermudez, C. J.
This is an action in damages brought by a father and mother under the provisions of Article K. C. C. 2315 (2294), as amended in 1884, p. 94, No. 71.
They aver substantially, that their minor son, Edward, aged about eighteen years, while in the employ of the defendant company, was, on the 8th of August, 1888, killed by the gross negligence and fault of the latter. The amount claimed is $25,000.
The defense is a general denial, and contributory negligence.
The case was tried by a jury who rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant company.
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