MATTHEWS v. SOUTHERN AMUSEMENT COMPANY

No. 2000.

199 So.2d 403 (1967)

Bell Smith MATTHEWS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SOUTHERN AMUSEMENT COMPANY, Inc., et al., Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 1, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Kramer, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

Voorhies, Labbé, Fontenot, Leonard & McGlasson, by J. Winston Fontenot, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

Before SAVOY, HOOD and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

The plaintiff, Bell Smith Matthews, sues for the injury and death of her husband, James Matthews. He was killed when struck by materials which fell from a theatre building during the process of its demolition. Originally named as defendants were: Southern Amusement Company, Inc., owner of the building; Community Builders Supply & Demolition Corporation, independent contractor demolishing the building; and the decedent's employer, George A. Shows...

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