McLAUGHLIN v. BOYKIN

No. 21533.

127 So.2d 86 (1961)

William McLAUGHLIN, natural tutor of the minor, John L. McLaughlin, v. Mrs. Opal BOYKIN, d.b.a. The Hamburger House.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 20, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. O'Neill, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Adams and Reese, James W. Hailey, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JANVIER, REGAN and YARRUT, JJ.


YARRUT, Judge.

As natural tutor, and solely for the use and benefit of his minor son, plaintiff sues in tort (under LSA-C.C. Art. 2315) to recover $1,000, for bodily injury sustained by his son (then 12 years of age) while employed as a dish washer, in defendant's hamburger stand. The injury, caused by a motor-driven food-slicing machine, was to the thumb of the boy's right hand, causing the loss of the major portion of the ball of the thumb. Defendant appealed from...

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