Legal Opinion
Ford v. Louisiana & A. Ry. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 6, 1940No. 6134PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALIAFERRO, Judge.
Plaintiff, as the surviving widow of Ed Ford, deceased, sues on three different alleged causes of action to recover money judgments, to-wit:
1. For damages on account of Ford’s death, allegedly caused by the malpractice of the surgeons engaged by defendant to perform a major operation on him after he was injured while working for the defendant;
2. In the alternative, for compensation for three hundred weeks as dependent widow; ’
3. In the alternative, for a definite amount “under any Federal statute -or other laws applicable to petitioner’s claim.”
Plaintiff alleged in her…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Union Pac. Ry. Co. v. ArtistCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
- Quinn v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. FoardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1898
- Eighmy v. Union Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Dodd v. Lakeview Motors, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Dowling v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Haynes v. Loffland Bros. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Santiago v. Tulane University Hospital & ClinicLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- Hawkins v. Employers Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Robertson v. WEST CARROLL AMBULANCE SERVICELouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
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