Legal Opinion
Whitfield v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 15, 1945No. 2754PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment in the lower court which sustained an exception of no cause or right of action to their petition and dismissed their suit. The suit is one for damages filed by the parents of a young boy, seven years old, who met his death on April 28, 1944, by drowning in a small bayou which borders the western boundary of the school grounds of the Hollywood School which is situated in the Third Ward of the Parish of East Baton Rouge.
The action is essentially one in tort based on the claim that the school authorities, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, which is made…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Saint v. AllenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Stovall v. Toppenish School District No. 49Washington Supreme Court · 1920
- Gold Ex Rel. Gold v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1921
- Kilberg v. Louisiana Highway CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
- Floyes Ex Rel. Floyes v. City of MonroeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Stephens v. Natchitoches Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Mire v. Lafourche Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
- Whitfield v. East Baton Rouge Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
- Stephens v. Natchitoches Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Johnson v. Orleans Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972