Legal Opinion

Hoffman v. Southern Railroad

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 15, 1926No. 9052Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLAIBORNE, - J.

Plaintiff attempted to pass betwen two coupled cars and was injured. Hence this suit. The defendant filed an exception of no cause of action which was sustained and plaintiff’s suit dismissed. He has appealed.

The plaintiff’s' allegations are as follows:

II. “That on or about the 8th day ' of January, 1921, your petitioner was employed along the river front between Marigny and Press Streets, in the City of New Orleans, and that in order to get to and from his work it was necessary that he cross the tracks of the said corporation and their connecting lines at the head of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Settoon v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
  2. Duvernet v. Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad & Steamship Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
  3. Platt v. Vicksburg, S. & Pacific Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
  4. Bollinger v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
  5. Reno v. Yazoo & M. V. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1915

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