Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 19, 1938No. 1909PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OTT, Judge.
The body of Austin Edwards, the twenty year old son of the plaintiffs, was found between the rails of the defendant railroad company’s track on the morning of October 19, 1937, a short distance above the station of Point Blue, in Evangeline Parish. The face and the upper part of the body were badly mashed and crushed, and the right arm was missing. This suit is by the parents of the deceased to recover damages for his death in the sum of ten thousand dollars.
The case is here on an appeal taken by the defendant from a judgment against it in favor of the plaintiffs for the sum of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- LeBlanc v. SweetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Miller v. BaldwinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
- Chanson v. Morgan's L. & T. R. R. & S. S. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
- Williams v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
- Roberts v. Louisiana Ry. & Navigation Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Alexander Silverman and Mrs. Ethel Silverman v. Travelers Insurance Company and David A. LarsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Doyle v. ThompsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
- Raymond L. Rutherford v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Shamburg v. ThompsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Myles v. Quinn Menhaden Fisheries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1961
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