Muse v. Rapides Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides; W. F. Blackman, Judge. Action by Paul Muse against the Rapides Lumber Company, Limited. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SOMMERVILLE, X
Plaintiff appeals from a verdict and judgment in favor of defendant, rejecting his demands for damages *490resulting from personal injuries suffered by him while in the employ of defendant.
Plaintiff, at the time of the accident, held the position as grader at one of defendant’s planing machines, where he had been employed for some years. The injuries to plaintiff resulted from the breaking of a belt which had been joined together by the use of Coval belt hooks; some of these hooks and a small portion of the belt were imbedded in plaintiff’s face and neck.
The evidence shows that the…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Jacob v. Illinois Cent. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- O'Neill v. HemenwayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941