Legal Opinion
Davis v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided August 2, 1952No. Civ. A. 3116PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, as the lawful tutrix of her minor son, Hoover Davis (called Hoover), sues for damages claimed to have been caused to him by the alleged negligence of the defendant. The case was tried to the court without a jury.
Big Rock Stone & Material Company (called Big Rock), of Little Rock, Arkansas, has its plant on or adjacent to the tracks of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (called Missouri Pacific), and on or about November 11, 1949, had the latter to spot a number of empty gondola cars there te> be loaded with stone or rocks weighing from twenty-five to one…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Capital Traction Co. v. HofSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Southern Pac. Co. v. GuthrieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company, Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company v. United States Fo AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
- Alfred Griffin v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Charles Stark, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Shell Oil Company v. Highlands Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Marcantel v. Southwestern Pipe, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1965
- Griffin v. Missouri Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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