Shamblin v. New Orleans & N. W. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eighth Judicial District Court,' Parish of Franklin; David Newton Thompson, Judge. Action by James W. Shamblin against the New Orleans & Northwestern Railroad Company. Judgme’nt for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The plaintiff was a regular passenger in the caboose of one of the freight trains of the defendant company. The train stopped to pick up a car which stood on a spur track ahead. The front part of the train, consisting of 18 loaded cars, went forward, leaving the caboose and five cars, also loaded, standing on the main track. After going into the spur, which was some 250 to 300 feet ahead, the train backed down upon the standing cars to couple to them. The time it took to do this appeared long to plaintiff and his son, as they sat in the caboose. They got up and walked to the rear end of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Macon & Western Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1868
- Moore v. Saginaw, Tuscola & Huron RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1897
- Krumm v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1903
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- Oxendine v. Louisiana Ry. & Navigation Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1907