Legal Opinion
Kennard v. Yazoo & M. v. R. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1939No. 2005PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OTT, Judge. .
Plaintiff alleges that he was injured on May 19, 1937, when the door of a box-car belonging to the defendant railroad fell on him, causing a comminuted fracture of the tibia and fibula of his right leg, together with other injuries which he sets out in his petition. He alleges that the track or rail on which this door was rolled when opened and closed was crooked or out of line and the flanges on the rollers were worn smooth, thereby causing the rollers to leave the rail and causing the door to fall on him as he attempted to open it. He further alleges that at the time of his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hyman v. Hibernia Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Littlefield v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
- Cruze v. Life Ins. Co. of VirginiaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1938
- Succession of KretzerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Warn v. Mexican Petroleum Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Flowers v. US Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Elbert Berry HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Jackson v. ZitoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Hunter v. SISTERS OF CHARITY OF INCANATE WORDLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Aegis Insurance Co. v. Delta Fire & Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
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