Boudreaux v. Rossen

Plaintiff was employed by the defendant in the latter’s moss gin in Morgan City, in the parish of St. Mary. He alleges that on or about November 14, 1930, while in the performance of his duties as such, in the act of feeding moss to the gin, his left hand was accidentally caught in the rollers of the gin and severely injured. 1-Ie seeks to recover compensation as for total disability for a period of 400 weeks at the rate of $6.82 per week; the amount being based on an average weekly wage of $10.50, which is at the rate of $1.75 for a 6-day week. In the alternative, he pleads, first, that,…