Caldwell v. George Sproull Co.

LAND, Justice.

Plaintiff, Sidney J. Caldwell, brought this suit against defendant company under the Employers’ Liability Act (Act No. 20 of 1914, as amended) of this state to recover a weekly compensation of $20 per week for 400 weeks, beginning on January 14, 1934; and, in the alternative, for a. tort under article 2315 of the Civil Code,, the amount claimed being the sum of $15,-000, with legal interest from judicial demand.

Judgment was rendered in the lower court in favor of plaintiff for weekly com pensation at the rate of $20 per week for 125 weeks, beginning January 14, 1934, less the…