Landphere v. Illinois Cent. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa; Robert S. Ellis, Judge. Action by Mrs. Mary Emma Landphere, widow, against the Illinois Central Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
This is an action for the recovery of damages resulting from the death of plaintiff’s husband and from injuries to plaintiff herself through the alleged negligence of defendant. Defendant denies the negligence attributed to it, and alleges that the matters complained of were brought about by the negligence of the parties injured.
The facts disclosed by the evidence are as follows:
On the evening of April 2, 1910, plaintiff, with her husband and others, accompanied Mrs. Whitford, an elderly lady who resided in the North, to the railway station at Hammond in order…
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