Legal Opinion
Patricia Hyatt Arcement, Etc., Etc. v. Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Edgar Romaguera v. Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1975No. 74-2395PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This Louisiana diversity suit arose out of the collapse of a railroad trestle owned by Southern Pacific. Edgar Romaguera and Shelton Arcement were in a truck loaded with barrels of lube oil intended for the Team Vega, a molasses boat lying alongside Southern Pacific’s Gretna, Louisiana wharf. When the two men drove out onto the railroad trestle that led to the wharf, a portion of the trestle collapsed, throwing the truck off into the water. Arcement was killed, and Romaguera injured. Arcement’s wife brought suit to recover for her husband’s death. Romaguera sued to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Alexander v. General Accident Fire & L. Assur. Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Cothern v. LaRoccaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Mercer v. Tremont G. Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1944
- Stewart v. GIBSON PROD. CO. OF NATCHITOCHES PARISH LA., INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Brown v. State Farm Fire & Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lewis v. MellorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Strong v. E. I. DuPont de Nemours Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Rickey E. Haney v. Mizell Memorial Hospital, a Corporation Dr. John MeigsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Richman v. SheahanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2006
- Irene Cook, as Administratrix of the Estate of Jerry D. Cook v. Branick Mfg., Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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