Cassady v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches; Samuel J. Henry, Judge. Action by A. S. Cassady against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff sued to recover $3,000 for an alleged personal injury.
The case was tried before the court, without a jury.
The lower court allowed him $600.
Defendant appealed.
Plaintiff is a locomotive engineer employed on the tramway of the Boleyn Lumber Company of Natchitoches. He avers that there was a rotten plank in the platform of the depot in the town of Marthaville, in which he has his home.
That on the night of the 1st of March, 1911, he left his home and walked in the direction of the depot and procured a railroad ticket; that while waiting for the train he felt the necessity of going to a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Buechner v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Settoon v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Duvernet v. Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad & Steamship Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- Ferringer v. Crowley Oil & Mineral Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Abney v. Louisiana & N. W. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Fairchild v. HarbisonMississippi Supreme Court · 1919