Jones v. New Orleans Great Northern R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany; Thomas Moore Burns, Judge. Action by Wetenhall Jones against the New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit for damages for the death of Wiley S. Jones, son -of the plaintiff, who was killed by a work train,of. defendant on August 14, 1907. Plaintiff al*355leges that on said day Ms son “was drinking heavily and intoxicated,” that in attempting to walk over a defective public crossing over defendant’s track he stumbled and fell, and, “on account of his drunken condition, the deceased was ignorant of his perilous position.” It is further alleged that the work train was backing toward the crossing, and that the deceased was not given proper warning of its approach, and that the perilous…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- White v. Illinois Cent. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Gilliam v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Jones v. Sibley, L. B. & S. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Osborn v. MooreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1857
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