Legal Opinion
Fuselier v. Thompson
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided August 2, 1957No. Civ. A. No. 4446PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge.
Fuselier brought this action against the railroad for serious personal injuries sustained when a. car owned by a Mr. Hudson and operated by Verdie Mae Vidrine crashed into a gondola railroad car. The accident occurred shortly after midnight on February 22, 1953, at a railroad crossing in Eunice, Louisiana. The crossing was an elevated one and there were no lights or bells of any kind to warn the public of the presence of the crossing on this heavily traveled thoroughfare. At the time of the accident, the railroad car was stationary and completely blocked the crossing.…
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