Jackson v. Cousins
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Eighth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Charles; John E. Fleury, Judge. Action by Albert Jackson against George Cousins. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment rejecting his demand for damages for personal injuries. While he was employed by the .defendant, assisting in the operation of a skidder or log loader, loading logs on railroad cars, the steel cable broke, striking him on the leg and injuring him seriously. He alleged in his petition that the breaking of the cable was due to the fact that it was worn and weak at the end where it was fastened to the log tongs, and that the defendant was at fault for failing to furnish a cable of sufficient strength to do the work with safety.
The defendant, in his answer,…
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