Legal Opinion
Davis v. New Orleans Public Belt R. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 30, 1923No. 25971PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDawicins, J.
Plaintiff alleges that his son was killed by a train of the defendant at a street crossing in the city of New Orleans. Defendant excepted upon the ground that the petition disclosed no cause of action for the reason that it was a governmental agency and not liable for tort. The trial court referred the exception to the merits, but sustained it after trial upon the authority of Jones v. City of New Orleans, 143 La. 1074, 79 South. 865. The Court of Appeals affirmed that judgment, and the case is now before us for review.
*506Opinion.
In his reasons for judgment, the district judge found as a fact…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- City of New Orleans v. KerrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
- Jones v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
3Cited by18 opinions
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- Rome v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Hicks v. City of Monroe Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Howard v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Fouchaux v. Board of Com'rsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
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