Henderson v. Louisville & N. R. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana
Cause Heard on the Petition and an Exception, which, under the practice in the state of Louisiana, has the effect of a demurrer.
1Opinion of the CourtBillings, J.
The petition sets forth that the plaintiff was a passenger upon the defendant’s road, in one of defendant’s coaches, forming a part of one of its regular trains, which was run by a conductor by it appointed, from the town of Pass Christian to the city of New Orleans, and lawfully had with her a “certain leathern bag,” which contained money, diamonds, and jewelry, in all to the value of $9,875, carrying said bag in her hand; that “while the plaintiff was closing a window of the car in which she was riding, to stop a fierce *431curre it of air which came in upon her,” “said leathern bag and its…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wisconsin Central Railroad v. Taylor CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Woodruff Sleeping & Parlor Coach Co. v. DiehlIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Pullman Palace Car Co. v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Gleason v. Goodrich Transportation Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1873
- Mudgett v. Bay State Steamboat Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1861
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- Adams v. New Jersey Steamboat Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1894