Legal Opinion

Mrs. Francies Morrison, Individually, and as Guardian of Glendon Morrison v. New Orleans Public Service Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 5, 1969No. 27413PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

The widow and five children of Freddie Morrison commenced this diversity action in the District Court for the wrongful death of Morrison against New Orleans Public Service Inc., a Louisiana corporation. Plaintiffs, California residents, alleged that Morrison' had been negligently struck and killed in New Orleans, Louisiana, by a bus owned by Public Service. They sought to recover damages on the basis of article 2315 of the Louisiana Civil Code, La.Civ.Code Ann. art. 2315 (West Supp. 1968), for the loss allegedly caused them by the death of Morrison and for the pain,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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Luther Weems v. Louis Dreyfus CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by27 opinions

Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,714 Edwin J. Herpich v. Robert H. Wallace, Jack E. LoveCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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Robert Eikel and J. E. Davey v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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