McCants v. Tremont Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fourth. Judicial District Court, Parish of Lincoln; R. B. Dawkins, Judge. Action by Samuel McCants against the Tremont Lumber Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Plaintiff, a carpenter, and other workmen, were engaged in putting up a large wooden open shed for the defendant company. It became necessary to go up a ladder, to a height of about 13 or 14 feet, to take some measurements, and plaintiff was directed by defendant’s foreman to do it. The ladder stood leaning against one of the posts, or columns, of the shed; the foot resting on the floor. It being too long, it extended out at the bottom at too flat an angle. The floor was of dressed lumber, and wet, and therefore more or less slippery. Plaintiff says he told the foreman that it was dangerous…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Wiggins v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Ingersol v. National Sash & Door FactorySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Lucius v. HarrisMississippi Supreme Court · 1934