Legal Opinion

Jackson v. St. Louis South Western Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 15, 1900No. 13,376PublishedCited by 4 opinions

APPEAL from the First Judicial District, Parish of Caddo — Land, J.

1Opinion of the Court

*1707The opinion of the court was delivered by

Monroe, J.

Plaintiff, as the dative tutor of the minor, Louis Craig, claims that said minor was summarily and unlawfully ejected by a servant of defendant from its train, whilst the same was in motion, with the result that the car wheels passed over his left arm and so mangled it that amputation was necessary.

ILe alleges that the minor was guilty of no negligence, and that he has sustained damages to the amount of $10,000, for which he prays judgment. Defendant denies fault on its part and alleges that any injuries which the minor may have sustained,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. New Jersey Steamboat Co. v. BrockettSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Higgins v. Watervliet Turnpike & RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  3. Hoffman v. . N.Y. Cent. Hud. Riv. R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
  4. Coleman v. New York & New Haven Railroad Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Williams v. Louisiana Ry. & Navigation Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  2. Rousseau v. Texas & PacificLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
  3. Johnson v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
  4. Parks v. HallLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1938

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