GRAUKE v. LEGER

No. 2808.

227 So.2d 640 (1969)

Robert GRAUKE, Sr., individually and on behalf of his minor son, Robert Grauke, Jr., Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Silas Rodney LEGER, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 30, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe J. Tritico, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Bass & Lawes, by James Collins, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TATE, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This suit for damages arises out of an unusual accident. Gayle Leger, 17-year-old son of the defendant, was assisting in the drilling of the Vinton High School band. Robert Grauke, Jr., 15-year-old son of the plaintiff, was "trying out" for the band. The Leger boy was trying to get the prospective band members to raise their knees higher as they marched. He threw an open knife toward the Grauke boy to impress him with the need for raising his knees...

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