Daigle v. Moody

Alex Daigle, a son of plaintiff, Mrs. Joseph N. Daigle, and a brother of the plaintiff, Ella Daigle, was drowned during the afternoon of August 9, 1928, while attempting to swim across Red river near Benton, La.

The deceased was an employee of defendant, who was engaged in constructing “rip-rap” dikes in Red river, for the purpose of protecting the banks of said river from caving and washing away. A pile driver, mounted on a barge, was used in connection with the work. An anchor was required to hold the pile driver barge in proper position, and the anchor was attached to the barge with a long…