Nelson v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; R. D. Webb, Judge. Action by John P. 'Nelson and others against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiffs, major heirs of J. H. Nelson deceased, sued for $10,000 damages for his death, alleged to have been caused by the negligent operation of one of the defendant’s passenger trains in the city of Shreveport on June 20, 1914.
The petition alleges that J. H. Nelson, an old man about the age of 80 years, was struck. and killed at a much-frequented railroad crossing at the intersection of Wilson alley and Picket street, in said city, near the Union Depot.
The petition alleges: That at the time the deceased was struck.and killed he was upon or immediately next to the track of the defendant,…
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