Legal Opinion
Green v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided September 18, 1975No. 18521PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STAGG, District Judge.
Winson and Carrie Green, parents of the deceased minor child, Betty Francis Green, age six, filed suit December 6, 1972 for wrongful death and survivor-ship damages incurred as a result of a December 21, 1971 accident at the Jefferson Street, Mansfield, Louisiana crossing of the main line of The Kansas City Southern Railway Company. This is a tort suit. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship and the requisite jurisdictional amount. Louisiana substantive law applies.
At the outset, it is necessary to describe the locality where the accident occurred. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Renz v. Texas & Pacific Railway CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- McFarland v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Bordenave v. Texas & New Orleans R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1950
- Glisson v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Kennison v. Missouri Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1965
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Glamorene Products Corp. v. Procter & Gamble Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1976
- Lagrange v. Missouri Pacific R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
- Green v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976