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STALLWORTH v. McFARLAND

Civ. A. No. 13938.

350 F.Supp. 920 (1972)

Vedora STALLWORTH, as Administratrix, etc. v. Otis McFARLAND et al.

United States District Court, W. D. Louisiana, Shreveport Division.

October 25, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Mayeux, Guillory, Guillory & Guillory, Eunice, La., for plaintiff.

Donald Soileau, John Saunders, Mamou, La., for Otis McFarland.

James L. Davis, Many, La., for Edgar Savell.

W. R. Jackson, Jr., Leesville, La., Wilton H. Williams, Jr., Joseph W. Milner, Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts, Shreveport, La., for Sabine River Authority of La.

OPINION

DAWKINS, Chief Judge.

The basis for this action is a drowning which occurred on Toledo Bend Lake on or about July 18, 1967. The decedent, who could not swim, was one of a group of men who were clearing boat lanes on the lake by use of small boats and power saws. Their procedure was to cut the trees just above water level, this method being resorted to because of unexpected rapidly rising water which prevented the use of bulldozers and crushers.<...

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