Willig v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by John Willig against the Illinois Central Railroad Company; and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
John Willig, alleging himself to be an experienced longshoreman, sues the defendant railroad company for $15,000 damages because of injuries inflicted *149upon him through the alleged fault and negligence of the said company.
Plaintilf alleges that while engaged in loading a pile of lumber on the wharf at the foot of General Taylor street, in the city of New Orleans, onto one of the Vogeman steamships, a portion of the pile fell on his leg, crushing his foot, and causing the injury about which he complains. He alleges, further, that the lumber was piled in a faulty and negligent manner by the…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Davis v. HinesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923