Legal Opinion
Orgeron v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 7, 1932No. 14090PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JANVIER, X'
This matter comes to us on appeal from a judgment of the civil district court dismissing, on exception of no cause of action, a suit for damages for alleged unlawful death brought against various defendants, including the ex-ceptor, Louisiana highway commission.
The sole question now before us is whether such commission, an agency or department of the state, may be sued for damages ex delicto.
Plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orger-on, bring the action against Louisiana Power & Light Company, George Hoffman, Louisiana highway commission, and R. A. Oole. It is alleged that Leopold…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Barnes v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Workman v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- District of Columbia v. WoodburySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Gibbons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Beck v. Boh Bros. Const. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
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