Baird v. Thibodo

George D. Baird owns four lots of ground in Beverly Knoll Subdivision in Metairie Ridge in the Parish of Jefferson. One of these lots forms the corner of Arlington Drive and Loumor Avenue, and the other three adjoin this one and front on Arlington Drive. F.E. Thibodo, a contractor, was employed by the Parish of Jefferson to lay certain sewer pipes along a route which included that part of Loumor Avenue on which plaintiff's corner lot abutted. In doing this work, Thibodo employed a large digging or excavating machine, the boom of which was so long that when it was swung to the side — as was…