Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Missouri Pac. R.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided July 2, 1941No. 294PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PORTERIE, District Judge.
The complaint here is by the legal tutrix for the benefit of the minor child of the deceased. For the minor, as provided by Article 2315 of the Civil Code of Louisiana, there are claimed (a) all the rights of action for damages in the deceased himself which have survived in favor of the minor, and (b) the damages sustained by the minor because of the death of the father.
This case was previously considered by us on a motion filed by the defendant for involuntary dismissal (Shaw v. Missouri-Pacific R. Co., 36 F.Supp. 651), and what is said there is made a part of this…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Miller v. BaldwinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
- Cheek v. ThompsonDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1939
- Shaw v. Missouri Pac. R.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1941
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Spiers v. Consolidated Companies, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Royal v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. v. BlackCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Black v. Texas & Pacific Ry. Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1952