Legal Opinion
Stevens v. New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 21, 1972No. Civ. A. 69-1540PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GORDON, District Judge:
This matter comes before the Court on defendant’s motion for a summary-judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
On July 13, 1968, an automobile driven by Marion L. Stevens was traversing a railroad crossing at Hosswood Road in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. A passenger, Benjamin F. Stevens, was in the automobile with Marion L. Stevens. A train operated by the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company (now doing business as Alabama & Great Southern Railroad Company) collided with the automobile. As a result of this…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- New Orleans v. Citizens' BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- California Company v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Quarles v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Vaughn's Adm'r v. Louisville N. R. Co., Etc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
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- Brown v. Globe Tool & Engineering Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976