Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 12, 1974No. 444PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRUGÉ, Judge.
This is a suit for damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff was. a passenger in a truck which was struck at a crossing by a train of defendant, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. From an adverse judgment, plaintiff appealed.
This accident occurred at about 2:00 P. M. on July 9, 1970, at a railroad crossing provided with electrical automatic signal flashers. The vehicle in which the plaintiff was riding was a double-axle tandem truck loaded with a minimum of 11,500 pounds. The truck was traveling in a westerly direction on U. S. Highway 90, and collided with the caboose of a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Parks v. Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific Terminal R.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- McCray v. Illinois Central Railway Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Theriot v. Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Theriot v. Texas & New Orleans RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
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