Taylor v. Vicksburg, S. & P. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Thomas Fletcher Bell, Judge. Action by Lou Taylor, tutrix, against the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
This suit was instituted by the widow of the late Mense Taylor, who sued per se and as tutrix of her eight minor children.
They are colored people.
The sum asked is $26,000.
Mense Taylor was killed in a collision of defendant’s train against his wagon.
He lived at some distance in the country. He loaded his wagon with wood and came to Shreveport to sell it. In passing through Wilson’s Alley, in Shreveport, he drove to a crossing. Mense Taylor was thrown to the ground.
This crossing is about three blocks south of the Union Station.
There are six parallel tracks at this crossing.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harlan v. St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- Hilz v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1890
- Hinkle v. Richmond & Danville RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
- Lampkin v. McCormickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Randall v. Richmond & Danville RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Gibbens v. New Orleans Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- May v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Platt v. Vicksburg, S. & Pacific Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Boudreaux v. LedetLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
- Bourdier v. Louisiana Western R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
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