Williams v. Louisiana Ry. & Navigation Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Winn; George Wear, Judge. Action by Lu James Williams against the Louisiana Railway & Navigation Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit for damages for personal injuries. It involves only questions of fact. There was judgment below in favor of the plaintiff for $1,000. Defendant has appealed.
Plaintiff and another young negro man one night boarded defendant’s local passenger train near Alonzo Station, six miles from Winnfield. They got on the rear platform of the last coach, reserved for white people, and there remained sitting on the steps until the train was near Winnfield. The'conductor, lantern in hand, passed through the coach and out upon the platform. The two negroes were either ejected or voluntarily…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. Mioton v. BakerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Moret v. New Orleans Rys. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Jackson v. St. Louis South Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
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- Martin v. LeBlancLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
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