Legal Opinion
Commercial Credit Co. v. Parrett
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 6, 1927No. 10,887PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWesterfield, J.
The question presented by this appeal is whether a motorman of an electric street car is a laborer within the meaning of the law exempting a' laborer's wages from seizure.
The duties of a .motorman, as described in the record, may be briefly stated. After serving a short apprenticeship, covering a few days, during which he is instructed in the guidance and control of electric cars, he is installed as motorman, when his occupation consists in starting and stopping his car. It is true that he runs a machine propelled by electricity; that he must learn to use a “controller” by means of which the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Stryker v. . CassidyNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- State ex rel. Curtis v. RossSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- M. A. Hightower & Co. v. SlatonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Seymour v. Over-River School DistrictSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1886
- Caraker v. J. M. & H. F. MathewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1858
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Livingston Finance Corp. v. BaudinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- D. H. Holmes Co. v. KronLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932