Nelson v. Vicksburg, S. & P. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; R. D. Webb, Judge. Action by Augustus G. Nelson and wife against the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Company. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit to recover $50,-000 for alleged permanent injuries sustained by Mrs. Nelson .while attempting to step off one of defendant’s passenger trains on a dark night, at Haughton, a way station a short distance east of the city of Shreveport.
The petition represents, in substance, that on November 3, 1915, Mrs. Nelson and other residents of the village of Haughton purchased excursion tickets to the city of Shreveport for the purpose of visiting the state fair, and that they were returning therefrom at night when the accident happened to Mrs. Nelson at the end of a switch, several…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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