Legal Opinion
Godfrey v. City of Shreveport
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 8, 1927No. 2292PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOdom, J.
This is a suit instituted by Tindy Godfrey, a minor, eleven years old, through his father, against the city of Shreveport, to recover damages for injuries received while playing in a municipal park established and maintained as a place qf public amusement and playground for children by the municipality.
According to the allegations of the petition, the city of Shreveport established on Anna street, within the city limits, a park or playground for the recreation of children and caused to be erected therein a “chute” or slide for the amusement of children, and' that it invited and encouraged…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- City of Trenton v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Bolster v. City of LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Cornelisen v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
- Ramirez v. City of CheyenneWyoming Supreme Court · 1925
- Emmons v. City of VirginiaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Rome v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
- Manguno v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
- Floyes Ex Rel. Floyes v. City of MonroeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Burris v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. ShermanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1934
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