Weekly v. Louisiana Western R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from 18th Judicial District Court, Parish of Acadia; William Campbell, Judge. Action by Alexander Weekly against the Louisiana Western Railroad Company. •Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit for damages for the death of the plaintiff’s minor son, Ed*791winice Weekly, aged seven years and two months, who was killed by the falling of a gate, erected by the defendant company on its right of way near a crossing over its tracks. Plaintiff alleges negligence on the part of the defendant in failing to maintain and keep said gate in good repair, and more especially in continuing the use of a broken bolt or pin in the top of a post, which was badly decayed by the action of the weather, and worn by continued use and the play of the broken pin.
For answer, the defendant, after…
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