Bell v. Houston & S. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of De Soto; Don E. Sorelle, Judge. Action by Paul G-. R. Bell against the Houston & Shreveport Railroad Company and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Plaintiff sues the Houston & Shreveport Railroad Company and the Houston, East & West Texas Railroad Company; in solido, for the sum of $15,500, with interest, as damages for personal injuries suffered by him through the fault of said defendants at their depot at Logansport, La. There was judgment in favor of plaintiff and against the defendants, in solido, in the sum of $10,000, with interest. Both defendants have appealed.
Petitioner alleges in his petition that he went to the depot of the defendant company for the purpose of mailing a letter on the train which was due at that time; that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Caha v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Plummer v. DillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Snow v. Fitchburg RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. JanderaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
- Hale v. Grand Trunk RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1888
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- Savoy v. GF Poole MortuaryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
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