Franklin v. W. K. Henderson Iron Works & Supply Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; John R. Land, Judge. Suit by I-Ienr.y Franklin against the W. K. Henderson Iron Works & Supply Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff sued the defendant for $5,052 damages for the loss of his big toe and the one next to it, sustained while the plaintiff was operating one of the defendant’s freight elevators.
The petition alleged that the plaintiff had made several successful trips on the elevator, “when rolling his wheelbarrow of iron onto the elevator, and pulling on the rope as he did before, the elevator flew up suddenly from some unexplainable cause, and his hand was caught between the knob on said rope and an iron bar; that when he jerked *727Ms hand, out the elevator suddenly dropped from some unexplainable…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Henry v. Brackenridge Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Neely v. Orleans Metal Bed Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- O'Donnell v. American Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
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