Solomon v. City of New Orleans

The plaintiff’s husband, Gaston P. Solomon, was killed while on the track of the public belt railroad in September, 1912. He was employed by the Armour Packing Company, and had delivered some freight to a steamship moored at the foot of Julia street. After delivering the freight he returned to his mule team which had been left at the corner of Pulton and Julia streets, and found his mules greatly frightened and panic-stricken as a result of the noise and rapid movement of an engine attached to some freight cars on the track of said railroad. He caught hold of the reins and harness and…