Husk v. Blancand
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge. Action by Mrs. Edna Thompson Husk and another against Gus Blancand. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
On October 12, 1916, Charles R. Husk was killed in this City by a street car. The defendant was employed by the widow of the deceased to bring suit against the New Orleans Railway & Light Company in her behalf and on behalf of her minor son,, issue of her marriage with the deceased, for damages for the death of the husband and father. The defendant employed two other attorneys, Messrs. Callan and Viosca, to assist him in the suit.
The suit was filed in the federal District Court, and, after a second trial (the first resulted in a mistrial), a verdict was rendered in plaintiffs’ favor against…
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