Legal Opinion

Rooney v. Overseas Ry., Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 17, 1931No. 31261PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOverton, J.

This case is before us on a writ of review from a judgment (134 So. 765) of the Court of Appeal for the Parish of Orleans, affirming a judgment of the civil district court of that parish, sustaining an exception of no cause of action. The exception was sustained against a petition, filed by Mrs. Rooney, the widow of Joseph E. Rooney, individually and as natural tutrix of her minor children, the issue of her marriage with Joseph E. Rooney, for damages, arising ex delicto, under artiéle 2315 of the Civil Code, for personal injuries, suffered by Joseph E. Rooney, and resulting in his death.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Emack's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
  2. Ranson-Rooney v. Overseas Railway, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Benoit v. Hunt Tool Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
  2. Finn v. EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORATIONLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
  3. Spanja v. Thibodaux Boiler WorksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
  4. Blessing v. T. Shriver and Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
  5. Dupre v. Sterling Plate Glass & Paint Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977

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