Laperouse v. McWilliams Dredging Co.

On May 4, 1946, and prior thereto, Roger Laperouse was employed by McWilliams Dredging Company as a laborer in the business of dredging and other similar work by said company, in the Parish of St. Martin, Louisiana. The petition sets forth "That on the 4th day of May, 1946, the said Roger Laperouse and four other employees worked from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 'walking and breaking the line' in mud and slush, and in extremely hot weather; that at approximately 4:00 p.m. one of the employer's small boats came for said employees in order to transport them back to the dredge boat 'Natchez,' their…