Legal Opinion
Callender v. Marks
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 4, 1936No. 33937PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
Plaintiff brought this action ex delicto under the provisions of article 2315 of the Revised Civil Code to recover damages said to have been sustained by his property, as a result of the collapse of a reservoir alleged to have been negligently constructed by the defendant. The defendant pleaded prescription of one year, based upon articles 3536 and 3537 of the Revised Civil Code. The trial judge sustained the exceptions and dismissed the suit, and the plaintiff appealed.
The Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of the lower court on the ground that, as the previous suit,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WulfSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. WylerSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Reeves v. Globe Indemnity Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- National Park Bank v. Concordia Land & Timber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Lessee of Sicard v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Parks v. HallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
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- Lunkin v. Triangle Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Breaux v. Pan American Petroleum CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Raymond D. Louviere v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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