Legal Opinion
Seelhorst v. PontcharTrain R. R.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 1, 1929No. 11,560PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
Mrs. E. L. Seelhorst, a woman 68 years of age, was killed about mid-day of July 1, 1926, at the intersection of Elysian Fields Avenue and Derbigny Street, in this city, by a train operated by the defendant railroad company. Plaintiffs, the sons and daughters of the deceased, bring this action in damages claiming $30,000.
The charges of negligence in the petition are that the bell on the engine was not rung; that the crossing signal at Derbigny Street was out of order and the bell attached to it not ringing; that the train was being operated with the engine reversed; that the fireman was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Laporte v. North American Acc. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Lampkin v. McCormickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Cherry v. Louisiana & A. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Smith v. I. C. R. R.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Charles Betz Son v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Squyres v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
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- Dauzat v. Great American Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Martinez v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
- Hicks v. Texas N. O. R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
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