Hamilton v. Louisiana Ry. & Nav. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides; James Andrew, Judge. Action by Mrs. Kathleen C. Hamilton against the Louisiana Railway & Navigation Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
Defendant has appealed from a judgment awarding plaintiff $15,000 as damages for personal injuries sustained by her in alighting from one of its trains upon which she had been traveling as a passenger. Plaintiff has answered, praying that the award be increased to $25,000. The facts, as we find them disclosed by the evidence, are as follows: ,
Plaintiff, at the time that she received the injury complained of, was a widow 62 years old, who had for som'e years earned her living, say, $100 per month, by painting on china and in other occupations. In the early part of 1918, in order to be near one…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- LeBlanc v. SweetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Clerc v. Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad & Steamship Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Leveret v. Shreveport Belt Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Turner v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- Lancon v. Morgan's Louisiana & T. R. & S. S.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
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