Moorefield v. Bowman-Hicks Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish o'f Allen; Alfred M. Barbe, Judge. Action by Charles H. Moorefield against the Bowman-I-Iicks Lumber Company.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The plaintiff sued for $37,500 damages for personal injuries suffered while in the employ of the defendant company. Judgment was rendered in his favor for $14,000, from which the defendant prosecutes this appeal. The plaintiff has answered the appeal, praying that the judgment be increased to $20,000.
The accident happened at a log skidder owned and operated by the defendant company. The plaintiff was employed as a machinist or general utility man, whose duties were to keep the machinery in repair, and perhaps to take the place of any operator who might have to be relieved of his work. He also…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Merritt v. Victoria Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Wirth v. Alex Dussel Iron WorksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Taylor v. E. C. Palmer & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Levins v. Bancroft, Ross & SinclairSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
3Cited by1 opinion
- Blankenship v. Edgewood Land & Logging Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917