Boylan v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge. Actions by Mrs. Clara Boylan, .wife of George Troyer, against the New Orleans Railway & Light Company, and by John Ca-hill against the same defendant. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
In these cases, consolidated for the purposes of trial, the plaintiffs sue defendant for damages to them resulting from a collision of a street car and a fire truck, while the latter was responding to a silent alarm of fire.
Mrs. Boylan, in her own behalf, and as the representative of her two minor children, asks for a judgment of $20,000 for herself, and for $10,000 for each child. Mr. Boylan was the tillerman of the fire truck when it was turned over in the collision, and he was killed. There was judgment for $10,000 for the widow, and for $2,000 in her favor as natural tutrix.
Mr. Cahill was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wolf v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Shields v. FairchildSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- Coles v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
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