Legal Opinion
Vergo v. Shreveport Rys. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 16, 1932No. 4099PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDrew, J.
Plaintiff, Joe Vergo, for himself and' for the use of his minor son, Bastiano Vergo, ten years of age, instituted this suit against the Shreveport Railways Company to recover the sum of $42,500 damages, caused by an accident occurring on April 21, 1930, about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, on Texas avenue in the city of Shreveport, near the intersection of Division avenue, in which accident plaintiff’s minor son lost his right leg.
It is admitted that the child started across Texas avenue at a point between Allen and Division avenue, and either the child was struck by a passing automobile or else…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Collier v. Frank Varino & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Hayes v. Gunter Bros. Lumber Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- Pilsbury v. O'KeefeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
3Cited by5 opinions
- Germann v. MatrissSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- Stamps v. HendersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
- Government Employees Insurance Company v. Randle Davis, for the Use and Benefit of Rita Vone DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Douga v. Ancona Baking Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
- Galloway v. Texas Const. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933