Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. Boykin
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 20, 1961No. 21533PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YARRUT, Judge.
As natural tutor, and solely for the use and benefit of his minor son, plaintiff sues in tort (under LSA-C.C. Art. 2315) to recover $1,000, for bodily injury sustained by his son (then 12 years of age) while employed as a dish washer, in defendant’s hamburger stand. The injury, caused by a motor-driven food-slicing machine, was to the thumb of the boy’s right hand, causing the loss of the major portion of the ball of the thumb. Defendant appealed from a judgment for $150 in favor of plaintiff.
The negligence charged against defendant is failure to instruct the minor of the proper…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gant v. Jackson Brewing CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Smith v. BankstonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Matthews v. Buff Hottle Shows, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Estaves v. FaucheuxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Comeaux v. South Coast CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Thornhill v. Black, Sivalls & Bryson, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
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