Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Texas New Orleans R. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 28, 1943No. 6669PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
About 4 o'clock on the afternoon of July 1, 1939, a southbound freight train traveling on the main line of the T. N.O. Railroad, a short distance north of the flag stop at Funston in De Soto Parish, Louisiana, struck and instantly killed an aged negro woman by the name of Jennie Wallace. The children of the victim are the plaintiffs in this suit seeking to recover damages from the defendant railroad company for the death of their mother.
The accident occurred on a clear day and the victim was struck at a point which had been in open view of the approaching train for a distance of some 2400…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rottman v. BeverlySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Russo v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Fontenot v. FreudensteinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
- Eggleston v. Louisiana & A. Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Young v. ThompsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Bordenave v. Texas & New Orleans R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1950
- Lapuyade v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Martinez ex rel. Martinez v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- Allen v. Texas & Pacific Ry. Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1951
- Thomas v. American Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
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