Sentell v. New Orleans & Carrollton Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS, IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. This was an action originally instituted by Sentell in the civil district court for the Parish of Orleans, to recover the •value of a Newfoundland bitch, known as “ Countess Lona,” alleged to have been negligently killed by the railroad company. • The company answered, denying the allegation of negligence, and set up as a separate defence that plaintiff had not complied either with the…
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS, IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. This was an action originally instituted by Sentell in the civil district court for the Parish of Orleans, to recover the •value of a Newfoundland bitch, known as “ Countess Lona,” alleged to have been negligently killed by the railroad company. • The company answered, denying the allegation of negligence, and set up as a separate defence that plaintiff had not complied either with the requirements of the state law, or of the city ordinances, with respect to the keeping of dogs, and was, therefore, not…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
This case turns upon the constitutionality of a law of the State of Louisiana requiring dogs to be placed upon the assessment rolls, and limiting any recovery by the owner to the value fixed by himself for the purpose of taxation.
The dog in question Avas a valuable Newfoundland bitch, registered in the American Kennel’s stud-book, and was kept by her owner for breeding purposes. It seems that while following him in a walk upon the streets, she stopped on the track of the railroad company, and, being otherwise engaged for the moment, failed to notice the approach of an electric car Avhich Avas…
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