Legal Opinion
Cobb v. Louisiana Board of Institutions
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 12, 1955No. 42158PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
Plaintiff brings this suit against the Louisiana Board of Institutions and the State of Louisiana to recover for the death of 20 registered Aberdeen Angus breeding cows which allegedly resulted from eating black strap molasses purchased by him from the Louisiana State Penitentiary, an agency under the jurisdiction of the Board of Institutions. The action is for $50,000 damages and is founded on an asserted breach of contract, the charge being that the molasses sold by the State Penitentiary was unfit for animal consumption.
In limine, the defendants interposed exceptions to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Angelle v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- Manion v. State Highway CommissionerMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
- Texas Co. v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Rome v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Board of Comm'rs. of Port of New Orleans v. Splendour S. & E. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Carlisle v. Parish of East Baton RougeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Weinstein, Bronfin & Heller v. LeBlancSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- Bynum v. Maryland Casualty CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Bernard v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
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