FORSYTH v. JEFFERSON DOWNS, INC.

No. 521.

152 So.2d 369 (1962)

Lucius FORSYTH v. JEFFERSON DOWNS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

On Rehearing April 1, 1963.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 1963.

Certiorari Refused June 28, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lemle & Kelleher and H. M. Hunley, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

F. Irvin Dymond, Robert S. Link, Jr., and Donald S. Klein, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MILLER, VIDRINE and CUTRER, JJ.


JOE R. VIDRINE, Judge.

This is a suit by Lucius Forsyth, the owner of a race horse, "Buster Jim Boy", for damages occasioned by the horse's death. On September 14, 1959 this race horse was training on the Jefferson Downs Race Track when upon reaching a spot where a section of the inner railing had been removed, and had not been replaced, the horse swerved into the opening and disemboweled himself on the iron post.

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