Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Buff Hottle Shows, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 5, 1959No. 4716PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRUGÉ, Judge ad hoc.
This is a suit in tort, and alternatively for workmen’s compensation brought by the tutrix of a minor to recover for injuries which resulted in the loss of his right hand.
Edward Jackson was a minor, only fifteen years of age on April 28, 1957. He was injured while operating a carousel or merry-go-round owned by Buff Hottle Shows, Inc. Edward Jackson had been working about the Buff Hottle Shows, Inc. fair grounds for two days prior to his accident and injury. The operating mechanism of the carousel contained exposed gears in which Edward Jackson’s glove became entangled and…
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