Legal Opinion
Hoffpauir v. Kansas City Southern Railroad
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 14, 1969No. 2582PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Judge.
This is an action for damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiffs as the result of an automobile-train collision. This suit was instituted by Everett L. Hoffpauir, Sr., and Vernon H. Bean, Jr., against Kansas City Southern Railroad Company and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, the latter being the liability insurer of Vernon Davis, the driver of the automobile in which plaintiffs were riding when the accident occurred. Kansas City Southern filed a third party demand against Vernon Davis and State Farm.
The case was tried by jury, with the result…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Danks v. MaherLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Reid v. LowdenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Guarisco v. Pennsylvania Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Roy v. United Services Automobile Ass'nLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Wells v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
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- Jonnie Buford v. Leah BlanchardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009