May v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by Ellis. D. May against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. There was a judgment for defendant, which was affirmed by the Court of Appeal, and plaintiff applies for certiorari or a writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
This suit was brought by plaintiff in the district court of Caddo parish for $2,000 damages for personal injuries suffered while walking on defendant’s track within the incorporated limits of Shreveport.
Plaintiff is a telegraph lineman, aged about 20 years.
Between 12 and 1 o’clock on the day that he met with the accident, he was walking on the track with a satchel and bag of tools in his hands. He was going from the railroad station to Jordan street, where there is a junction with Southern avenue.
This was within the limits of the private yards of the railroad companies operating through that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- The LauraSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- McGuire v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
- Taylor v. Vicksburg, S. & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
3Cited by10 opinions
- Nolan v. Illinois Cent. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- Perry v. Louisiana & A. Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
- Saitta v. Yazoo & M. V. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Lipscomb v. Standard Highway Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Morin v. Illinois Central RailroadLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
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