Frederick v. Hixson

FRUGÉ, Judge.

This is a damage suit brought by Joseph Sebastian Frederick against J. E. Hixson & Sons, Dixie Vault Works and their liability insurers for injuries sustained by plaintiff while conducting a burial service at Roberts Cove Cemetery near Crowley, Louisiana, on January 12, 1961.

Plaintiff is a Pentecostal minister. On January 12, 1961, he was performing a funeral service at the request of the family of Amos Chaisson, deceased. After conducting services at a church near Sulphur, Louisiana, plaintiff rode to the cemetery with James Shivers, defendant Hixson’s manager in Sulphur. After…