Bourdier v. Louisiana Western R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu; Winston Overton, Judge. Action by Mathilde Bourdier against the Louisiana Western Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff, as tutrix of her minor child, Leonie Mildred Bourdier, brought this suit for damages for the suffering and death of Michel Bourdier, the father of the minor, who, while discharging his duties as bridge foreman of the defendant company, was run over and killed by one of its trains.
Mrs. Mathilde Bqurdier, as widow, also ' *51sued the defendant for damages for the death of her husband, Michel Bourdier, and recovered a verdict and judgment against the defendant for $12,000, which on appeal was reduced to $10,000. See, Bourdier v. Louisiana Western R. R. Co., 131 La. 689, 60 South. 78.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Eichorn v. New Orleans & C. R., Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Bourdier v. Louisiana Western R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
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