Ingram v. Louisiana & N. W. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches; S. J. Henry, Judge. Action by R. T. Ingram against the Louisiana & Northwestern Railroad Company and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion
On Application for Rehearing.
LAND, J.
Our decree in this case was based on the doctrine of the last clear chance, which implies negligence on both sides. Plaintiff was guilty of negligence in not stopping, looking, and listening before driving his hand car on the bridge. The engineer was guilty of gross negligence in driving his train onto the bridge at a greater rate of speed than six miles an hour.
*937The engineer discovered the danger when the hand car was at a distance of about 1,000 feet away. He signaled the plaintiff to. back the hand car. The plaintiff did so. The engineer stated that,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Muntz v. Algiers & G. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Hamilton v. Louisiana & N. W. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Patterson v. New Orleans & C. R., Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903