Johnson v. Pickering Land & Timber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of Yernon; Don E. So Relie, Judge. Action by John Johnson and wife, for the use of their minor son, against the Pickering Land & Timber Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProyosty, J.
tt] Plaintiff’s minor son, for whose use plaintiff brings this suit in damages, was employed by the defendant company to operate a planer machine in its planing mill. A large belt, 12 inches wide and 47 feet long, and composed of two thicknesses of leather, broke, and simultaneously the young man suffered the injuries in question. Whether he was struck by one of the ends of the broken belt, or struck himself against the detached tongue of a lumber truck which he was in the act of stooping to pick up, and whether the breaking of the belt was due to some inherent defect or to negligent repair…
2Cited by9 opinions
- Phillips v. D'AmicoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1945
- Moore v. BlanchardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Lofton v. CottinghamLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
- Phillips v. CohenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Theriot v. GianelloniLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
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