Legal Opinion

Alexander v. Standard Oil Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 24, 1916No. 20479PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge; II. P. Brunot, Judge. Action by Mrs. Mattie S. Alexander, individually and as tutrix of Lucius Alexander, against the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana. Prom a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.

Plaintiff, a widow, sues individually and as natural tutrix of her minor son, Lucius Alexander, to recover for herself the sum of $6,081, subject to credits of $1,250 and $131, and to recover for her minor son the sum of $23,050, on allegations substantially as follows:

That on June 12, 1912, about 8 a. m., Lucius, while in the employ of the defendant, and while working for said company as a rivet heater, and while discharging his duties as such, was thrown from the top of condenser box No. 53 to the ground, a distance of about 26 feet. That in consequence of said fall, Lucius suffered a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Darsam v. KohlmannSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
  2. Laird v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  3. Boyer v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  4. Aymond v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  5. Picou v. J. B. Luke's SonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943

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