Legal Opinion
Mercer v. Tremont G. Ry. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 29, 1944No. 6744PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] This is a tort action in which plaintiffs, as the mother and father of their minor son, Earl Mercer, seek to recover damages for injuries suffered by their said son while on premises belonging to the defendant railway company.
On October 1, 1941, Earl Mercer, a 16-year-old boy, weighing about 95 pounds, employed by the Winn Parish Printing Company, publishers of the Winn Parish Enterprise, made a call at the shop office of the Tremont Gulf Railway Company located…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Rome v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Jones v. Shell Petroleum CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Loprestie v. Roy Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Mills v. HeidingsfieldLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Vargas v. Blue Seal Bottling Works, Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Alexander v. General Accident Fire & L. Assur. Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Spurlock v. Boyce-Harvey MacHineryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Washington v. T. Smith & SonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
- Hawayek v. SimmonsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Vogt v. HotardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
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