Pavey v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; T. F. Bell, Judge. Action by Frances Ann Pavey against, the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Plaintiff, as the widow of Francis N. Pavey, brought this suit against the defendant company for loss and damage suffered by her by reason of the death of her husband, in the sum of $20,-000. She alleges that he was a crossing flagman in the employ of the company on July 1, 1913, when he was struck by some cars which were switched by the company *501in its yards in the city of Shreveport on that day, and was killed almost instantly.
Defendant company answered, admitting the death of plaintiff’s husband at the time and in the manner indicated, but denying every material allegation of negligence on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wolf v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Blanco v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Lewis v. Vicksburg, S. & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
3Cited by3 opinions
- Texas and Pacific Railway Company v. Walter N. Buckles, Jr., and Silas R. StanleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Jones v. Jahncke Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
- Texas and Pacific Railway Company v. Walter N. Buckles, Jr., and Silas R. StanleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956