Legal Opinion
Allen v. Yantis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 6, 1939No. 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LE BLANC, Judge.
On November 16, 1937, plaintiff filed suit in the district court of Calcasieu Parish on her own behalf and as natural tutrix of her minor child 'Macswell Allen, seeking to recover the sum of $6,000 for herself and a like amount for her child from the defendant herein for damages arising out of the death of her husband, who died on November 24, 1936, as a result of injuries alleged to have been sustained by him on November 21, 1936, when a barn of the defendant in which he was working collapsed and he was crushed in the ruins and debris.
In her petition in that suit plaintiff…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Reeves v. Globe Indemnity Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Lemieux v. CousinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
3Cited by5 opinions
- Houeye v. St. Helena Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Shores v. Fidelity & Cas. Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Allen v. YantisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
- Martinez v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
- Toussaint v. American Mut. Liability Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1950