Brown v. Louisiana Ry. & Nav. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; R. D. Webb, Judge. Action by Charles Brown and wife against the Louisiana Railway & Navigation Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment, based upon the verdict of a jury, allowing plaintiffs $1,800 damages for the death of their infant son, who was killed by a passenger train of the defendant company. •The suit was for $25,000 damages, $12,500 for the grief and suffering inflicted directly upon the plaintiffs, and $12,500 for the pain and suffering endured by the child. The jury allowed $900 on each claim. Answering the appeal, plaintiffs pray that the amount allowed for the loss and suffering inflicted directly upon them be increased to $12,500, and that the allowance of $900 for the…
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