Hinton v. Louisiana Central Lumber Co.

MILLS, Judge.

Plaintiff brings this suit under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act No. 20 of 1914, as amended), alleging that he was employed by defendant company as its timber patrol agent; it being one of his duties to ride daily through defendant’s timber to protect it against trespass.

Being met with an exception of no cause or right of action based on the contention that the employment alleged was not hazardous, he filed a supplemental petition setting out that as a timber patrol agent he was required to employ labor and to supervise and direct the cutting into logs and the hauling of all…