Yelverton v. Louisiana Cent. Lumber Co.

Plaintiff sued under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Louisiana (Act No. 20 of 1914, as amended), alleging that Luther Johnson was employed by the Louisiana Central Lumber Company to manufacture and deliver cross-ties to its tram railroad, and that, while he was working for the said Johnson on August 15, 1930, hauling ties, a cross-tie fell from the wagon, the end of the tie striking his foot, crushing and fracturing the bones, and tearing the ligaments to such an extent as to render the foot permanently disabled, and that he has lost the use of the foot. He prays for compensation at the…