Legal Opinion
Prince v. Texas & N. O. R. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 31, 1939No. 5796PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DREW, Judge.
Odis Prince instituted this suit for damages against the Texas & New Orleans Railroad Company for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by a motor propelled train operated by defendant through the town of Logansport, Louisiana. The train consisted of the motor car and one coach. The amount sued for is $25,000.
There are three tracks, all south of defendant’s depot at Logansport. The main line track is the center one. To the north of the main line and between it and the depot is a side track, the north rail of which is 8 feet south of the depot. There is another side track…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Iglesias v. CampbellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
- Loewenberg v. Fidelity Union Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
- Harlow v. Owners' Automobile Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
3Cited by4 opinions
- Raymond L. Rutherford v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Royal v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Myles v. Quinn Menhaden Fisheries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1961
- Raymond L. Rutherford v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960