Bishop v. Town of Mansfield
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial Distrid Court, Parish of De Soto; John H. Boone, Judge. Suit by R. M. Bishop and others against the Town of Mansfield and' others. From a judgment rejecting their demand, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
Plaintiffs, who are the brothers and sisters of Will. L. Bishop, deceased, prosecute this appeal from a judgment rejecting their demand for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the decedent, and to which they attribute his death, and to have been sustained by them in consequence of his death, which injuries they aver were caused by the fault of the defendants, the town of Mansfield and Bash & Grey, contractors, in leaving in a dangerous condition a certain trench, running through one of the streets of the town, in which, under…
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