Flash v. Louisiana Western R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eighteenth. Judicial District Court, Parish of Acadia; William Campbell, Judge. Action by Joseph Flash against the Louisiana Western Railroad Company. Judgment, for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The plaintiff sued for $12,000 damages for the death of his wife, who was killed by a railroad train of the defendant company. Before answering the petition, the defendant filed an exception of no cause or right of action, which was overruled, and the defendant filed an answer. The trial by .a jury resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $2,500, and the defendant has appealed.
The nature and extent of the damages alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiff are set forth in the seventh paragraph of his petition, viz.:
“Petitioner further shows that his deceased wife left no minor…
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