Lacour v. Texas P. Ry. Co.

Louis Lacour, the husband of Mary Lacour, and the father of the other plaintiffs herein, was struck and killed by a south-bound passenger (troop) train of the defendant company on its track at Derry station, in the Village of Derry, Louisiana, at about 5:30 o'clock A.M., June 15, 1944. The widow and heirs of the deceased instituted this suit to recover a large amount in damages on the theory that due to the negligence and carelessness of the crew in charge of the train the deceased met death.

Petitioners further alleged that when killed the deceased was attempting to flag said train so that it…