Blackburn v. Louisiana Ry. & NavIgation Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge; H. F. Brunot, Judge. Action by Delia A. Blackburn against the Louisiana Railway & Navigation Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion
On Rehearing.
PROVO STY, J.
[5] A rehearing was granted in this case on the quantum of damages. On the original hearing no stress was laid by either side on the quantum of the damages, and the court, having reached the same conclusion as the jury on the merits of the case, simply affirmed the judgment. On application for rehearing, the attention of the court was called to the fact that of the three elements of damage in cases of this kind — namely, (1) the physical and mental pain and suffering of the deceased; (2) the physical and mental pain and suffering of the plaintiff; and (3) the loss of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Clements v. Louisiana Electric Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
- Erslew v. New Orleans & Northeastern RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Burns v. Ruddock-Orleans Cypress Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Bland v. Shreveport Belt Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Foreman v. Eagle Rice Mill Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
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