Legal Opinion
Rousseau v. Texas & Pacific
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 2, 1926No. Nos. 9905 and 9924PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClaiborne, J.
This is a suit by the father and mother for damages for the malicious shooting and killing of their son in the Parish of St. Charles by an alleged employee of the defendants. The plaintiffs are colored people.
The petition and supplemental petition alleged that Ursin Rousseau was one of the children of plaintiffs; that on March 5, 1921, he was twenty-nine years of age; that on the night of that day at about 11 o’clock at Luling, La., he was maliciously and without cause, shot in the back by a railroad detective in the employ of defendants and at the time in the discharge of. the duties…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Toca v. RojasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
- Aymond v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Bastrop State Bank v. LevySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
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3Cited by12 opinions
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