Legal Opinion
Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1967No. 23788_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge:
Seventeen of its freight cars having been derailed when a train was brought to a sudden emergency halt in order to avoid colliding with a laundry truck stalled upon the railroad tracks, the appellant, Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company, filed suit for damages 1 against the truck driver, his employer, and their insurer. The appellant alleged that the truck driver was negligent in having stalled the truck on the tracks. The appellees answered, denying negligence by the driver and asserting that it was the negligent operation of the train which had caused the…
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- Northwestern Mutual Fire Association v. AllainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
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