Legal Opinion
Searcy v. Interurban Transp. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1937No. 5327PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DREW, Judge.
Plaintiff alleges upon two distinct causes of action. He sues for $20,000 damages for the tortious breach of a contract of carriage and for $7500 for slander and defamation.
Our first consideration of the case led us to the conclusion that this court was without jurisdiction ratione materiae of either cause of action. 171 So. 468. Reconsideration of the jurisdictional question has convinced us that, so far as concerns the demand for damages for breach of the contract of carriage, appeal was properly made to this court; but as to the other cause of action, we remain of the opinion…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. WeberSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
- Conolly v. Crescent City RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- Hughes v. Gregory Bus Lines, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1930
- Newsom v. StarnsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Searcy v. Interurban Transp. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re NovoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
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- Barfield v. MarronLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1944
- McGregor v. NovoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Lazarone v. Hiram Walker, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1938