Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Walters
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 17, 1982No. 14864PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Judge.
In this wrongful death action arising out of a railroad crossing accident the defendant railroad and the defendant engineer and fireman appeal from a judgment awarding $840,000 in damages to the widow and children of the decedent. Issues presented by the appeal are the negligence of the railroad crew operating the train, the contributory negligence of the decedent driver of the car which was struck by the train, the last clear chance of the railroad crew to avoid the accident, and the amount of damages.
Facts
The accident happened at approximately 10:55 a. m. on February 26, 1975 at…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Boudreaux v. American Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Perkins v. Texas and New Orleans Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Odom v. HooperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Begnaud v. Texas & New Orleans Railroad CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Ketcher v. Illinois Central Gulf R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Fisher v. WaltersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Fisher v. WaltersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982