Legal Opinion
Francis v. Louisiana & A. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 21, 1937No. 34349PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, Chief Justice.
This is a suit for compensation under the State Employers’ Liability Act (Act No, 20 of 1914, as amended). The claim is for the death of the plaintiff’s husband, who was killed accidentally by a motorcycle while he was performing services arising out of and incidental to his employment as a crossing watchman, or flagman, for the defendant, railway company. The amount claimed is $3 per week for 300 weeks, plus $144 for burial expenses, or a total of $1,044. The railway company, answering the suit, pleaded that the company was acting as a common carrier engaged in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- New York Central Railroad Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Pedersen v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BehrensSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bigler v. Texas N.O.R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
- Rainwater v. Chicago, R.I. Pac. Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1944
- Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company v. Mrs. Esther Francis.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937