Legal Opinion
Pelloquin v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 5, 1968No. 2519PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
The plaintiff sues for crop damage caused by fire. He alleges that the defendant railroad permitted a fire on its right of way to get out of control and to spread upon his neighboring field. The trial court awarded him damages of $1440 for the destruction of a 16-acre stand of *687growing lespedeza clover. The defendant appeals.
The principal issue on this appeal is whether the trial court arrived at the correct measure of damages.
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The defendant does contend that its employees were not negligent in letting the fire spread. This contention has little merit.
The railroad foreman started a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Ellis v. New Orleans Great Northern R. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- Hauch v. HernandezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance v. WillisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Rosebery v. L.O. Brayton Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
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