Legal Opinion
Lewis v. State
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 6, 1941No. 35653PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
This is an action ex delicto against the State of Louisiana to recover damages in the sum of $250,500, for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained on or about June 22, 1906, by the plaintiff, through the negligence of the officers and employees of the Central Louisiana State Hospital at Pineville, Louisiana, where she had been confined.
The State filed exceptions to the jurisdiction of the court, ratione materiae and ratione personae, pleading that Act 206 of 1934, which authorized the plaintiff to institute this suit against the State, is unconstitutional for the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Edwards v. Royal Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Rome v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Fouchaux v. Board of Com'rsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- State Ex Rel. Varnado v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- Durbridge v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Lambert v. Austin Bridge CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Stepan v. Louisiana State Board of EducationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- Bazanac v. State ex rel. Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
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