Legal Opinion
Hutchinson v. Texas N. O. R. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 30, 1947No. 2965PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On May 15, 1946, at approximately 9:00 a.m., James Hutchinson, the petitioner herein, was travelling in an easterly direction on a road running parallel with the defendant railroad about one-half mile east of the Town of Duson, in the Parish of Lafayette. At that point there is a sharp turn to the south to another road running north and south, which intersects the aforesaid railroad. Petitioner negotiated this turn to the south, and as he approached the railroad tracks he failed to perceive an approaching freight train of defendant, before he was within a few feet (some 10 or 12 feet) from…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Pokora v. Wabash Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Barnhill v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- Tucker v. Illinois Cent. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Leopold v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Renz v. Texas & Pacific Railway CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Bordenave v. Texas & New Orleans R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1950
- Hymel v. Texas & New Orleans Railroad CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Simon v. Texas & New Orleans Railroad CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Bergeron v. Greyhound CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
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