Lemann Co. v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension; Paul Leche, Judge. Action by the Lemann Company, Limited, against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Plaintiff sues defendant for loss sustained by fire on two of its plantations, Peytavin and Souvenir, in Ascension parish. The evidence shows that both fires occurred on two Sunday mornings, when the buildings, of frame, were unoccupied and closed, and when no one was in or around them. That one of said buildings was about 50 feet, and the other about 150 feet, from the track of defendant. Plaintiff alleges that the loss was due to fault and negligence on the part of defendant, its employes, agents, etc., and it asks for judgment for $5,825.77 against defendant.
Defendant answers that its…
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