Legal Opinion
McFarland v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 15, 1961No. 45428PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
Paul E. McFarland was fatally injured during the morning of August 15, 1958 at a railroad crossing located within the City of Denham Springs. His wife, Mrs. Patsy Lee Kelly McFarland, and their two minor children (then aged one and two, respectively) survived him. Subsequently, the widow, individually and on behalf of the mentioned minors, instituted this suit to recover damages occasioned by her husband’s accidental death which allegedly resulted from the negligent operation of a train by employees of defendant, the Illinois Central Railroad Company.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Cassar v. Mansfield Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Brown v. S. A. Bourg & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. YoungerTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- McFarland v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Dobyns v. Yazoo & M. V. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
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3Cited by85 opinions
- Ballard v. National Indemnity Company of Omaha, Neb.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
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- Philippe v. Browning Arms Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Viator v. GilbertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- Penn v. Inferno Manufacturing CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
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