Legal Opinion
W.H. Hodges Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 1, 1930No. 30817PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, W.H. Hodges Co., Inc., is a Louisiana corporation domiciled in the parish of St. Bernard. The defendant, Pennsylvania Railroad Company, is a nonresident corporation, not qualified to do, nor doing, any business within the state, engaged in interstate commerce. The suit is one for the recovery of damages for the loss of two cows which plaintiff alleges died from injuries received through rough treatment and negligent handling while in transit outside the state. The cows formed part of a carload of cattle which were shipped from Greenville, Ill., a point on the line of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Simon v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Old Wayne Mut. Life Assn. of Indianapolis v. McDonoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. SpratleySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Mutual Reserve Fund Life Assn. v. PhelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. ChattersSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Fisher v. Albany MacHine & Supply Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
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- Jackson State Nat. Bank v. Merchants' Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- Standard Oil Co. v. Superior CourtSupreme Court of Delaware · 1948
- Shaw v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
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