McClanahan v. Vicksburg, S. & P. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Parish of Bossier; John Thomas Watkins, Judge. Action by James M. McClanahan, tutor, against the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Company. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Oase.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff, as tutor of the minor children of H. T. Cahill, sues to recover damages resulting, as he alleges, from the negligent killing of the father of his wards. The defense is a general denial and a plea of contributory negligence. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $12,500, from which the defendant has appealed; and the plaintiff answers, praying that the amount allowed be increased to $25,000.'
The evidence shows that,, having become intoxicated in Shreveport, the father of the minors, at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pickett v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- Becker v. L. & N. R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901
- McGuire v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
- Bogan v. Carolina Central RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1901
- Lampkin v. McCormickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
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- Loewenberg v. Fidelity Union Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
- Parlongue v. LeonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
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