Sundmaker v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans — St. Paul, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Blanchard, J.
On application for rehearing,
2Per curiam
Blanch'ard, J. This is an action for personal injuries resulting in the death of John Sundmaker, a child two years of age.
The suit is brought by the widowed mother in her own right and as surviving parent and heir of the child. It embraces both causes of action as given in Act 71 of 1884.
It was tried before a jury in the court a qua, and from a verdict of ten thousand dollars in favor of the plaintiff, and a judgment of the court based thereon, this appeal is prosecuted.
The first plea tendered by defendant was…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Westerfield v. Levis Bros.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
- Frick v. St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1882
- McGuire v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
- Norfolk & Western Railroad v. BurgeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
- Houston v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
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4Cited by23 opinions
- Vincent v. Morgan's Louisiana & T. R. & S. S. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Harrison v. Louisiana Western R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Barnhill v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- Eichorn v. New Orleans & C. R., Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Bourg v. Brownell-Drews Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
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