Ham v. Louisiana & N. W. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Certiorari to Court of Appeal, Second. Circuit. Action' by Mrs. Sarah J. I-Iam and others against the Louisiana & Northwest Railroad Company, G. W. Hunter, Receiver. From a judgment of the Court of Appeal affirming a judgment of the district court for plaintiff, the receiver applies for a review.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
This is an action in damages for personal injuries in which plaintiff claims $7,500, and which has heretofore been before this court when it was found that plaintiff had previously sued for $1,500, as actual and punitory damages for the same injuries that are here complained of; that the first suit had been dismissed by a judgment sustaining an exception of no cause of action, from which no appeal had been taken, and that no reason was disclosed for increasing the amount of the claim, beyond that demanded in the first suit, unless it were to change the destination of the appeal. The case was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Welch v. New Orleans Great Northern R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
- Ham v. Louisiana & N. W. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Abney v. Louisiana & N. W. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Prince v. Tremont & G. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1911