Moren v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. Action by Mrs. Linnie Cornelia Moren, individually and as guardian for Ruth Evelyn Moren against the New Orleans Railway & Light Company. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the JJase.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff sues in her own behalf and in behalf of. her minor child, issue of her marriage with her deceased husband, for damages for injuries to the latter, resulting in his death, which injuries she alleges were caused by the negligence of the defendant. The answer is a general denial, coupled with a plea of contributory negligence.
The facts, as we find them, are as follows: The decedent had been enjployed by the Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company, at Memphis; had then gone into some other business; had returned to the telephone company, and had been…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fitzgerald v. Edison Electric Illuminating Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Hebert v. Lake Charles Ice, Light & Waterworks Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Potts v. Shreveport Belt Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Jones v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Whitworth v. Shreveport Belt Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
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