Bergeron v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Eirst Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberville; Joseph E. Le Blanc, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Milda Bergeron, widow, for herself and on behalf of her children, for compensation under the state Employers’ Liability Act for the death of her husband, a yard foreman, against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. Judgment for the widow and children, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The plaintiff’s husband was run over and killed by a switch engine of the defendant company while he was performing his duties as yard foreman, employed by the company. The railway company is a common carrier, and was engaged in interstate as well as intrastate commerce at the time of the accident. The eastern terminus of the road is at New Orleans, La., and the western terminus at El Paso, Tex. The accident happened at Addis, La., a junction point on the main line, through which pass interstate freight and passenger trains of the defendant' company, and where the defendant has extensive…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. RigsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- New York Central Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BehrensSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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