Legal Opinion
Atchison v. May
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 4, 1942No. 36611PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
The plaintiffs, Mrs. Ethel Knight Atchison and J. Edman Knight, the surviving brother and sister of Henry Knight, brought this action against the defendant, Thayer T. May, to recover $20,000 damages ex delicto for the death of their brother, who was killed on May 15, 1940, as the result of accidental injuries received by him while in the performance of his duties as an employee of the defendant at the latter’s sawmill located at Garden City in the Parish of St. Mary.
In the District Court, plaintiffs’ suit was dismissed on an exception of no right of action. Plaintiffs…
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