Legal Opinion
Mills v. Illinois Cent. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 29, 1920No. 22841PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa; Robert S. Ellis, Judge. Action by Rolla J. Mills against the Illinois Central Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff:, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Plaintiff alleges that on the morning of September 26, 1916, about 4:30 a. m., he went to the station of the defendant company at Hammond, La., for the purpose of meeting his son, who was returing from the Mexican border, and that while there he met with an accident by which his ankle was broken, and that it was through *219the fault and negligence of the defendant company.
The gravamen of his complaint is set forth in the following paragraphs copied from his petition:
“That the lights at said station are so placed that the ground on which petitioner was compelled to step is entirely shaded, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. OwensSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
3Cited by3 opinions
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