Travis v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Andrew Jackson Murff, Judge. Action by Mrs. Anna B. Travis against the Kansas City Southern Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit by Mrs. Anna B. Travis, suing for herself and her three minor children, to recover $20,000 damages for the suffering and death of her husband, a switchman, alleged to have been killed through the negligence of the defendant company in not furnishing sufficient lights in its yards to enable its trainmen to perform their work in safety. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $8,000, and defendant has appealed.
Travis was one of the crew engaged on a starlight night in switching freight cars in defendant’s yards at Shreveport, La. The switch engine was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kohn v. McNultaSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Moffet v. KochSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Towns v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
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- Neidlein v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1919
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