Legal Opinion
Trahan v. Southern Pacific Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided September 28, 1962No. Civ. A. No. 8894PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, District Judge.
On or about June 25, 1961 the Sunset Limited, a fast passenger train operated by defendant Southern Pacific Railway Co., struck an automobile at a crossing in Lafayette Parish, killing four occupants of the vehicle. The survivors of the victims of this tragedy have filed eleven separate suits in this court for recovery of their alleged damages; the defendant has moved to dismiss in each instance for non-joinder of indispensable parties and on other grounds, and all motions were and are hereby consolidated for hearing. Briefs pertaining to all cases are on file in this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Reed v. WarrenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Norton v. Crescent City Ice Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- City of Orangeburg v. Southern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
- Smith v. Monroe Grocery Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
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