Belle Alliance Co. v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
« Action by the Belle Alliance Company against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. Prom a judgment for .plaintiff, affirmed by the Court of Appeal, defendant brings writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
This ease is here on writ of review to the Court of Appeal. The plaintiff sues in damages for the value of three mules killed in a collision between a wagon of the plaintiff company, drawn by the three mules, and a locomotive of the defendant company. The road along which the wagon was being driven crossed the railroad at right angles, and the two vehicles, as they approached the point of collision were masked from each other by a building. The plaintiff alleges negligence on the part of the defendant ; and one of the defenses is that of contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ortolano v. Morgan's L. & T. R. & S. S. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
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- Byrd v. Napoleon Avenue Ferry CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1954
- Belden v. RobertsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
- Corceller v. BrooksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
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