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Sonnier v. Texas New Orleans Railroad Company

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit
Feb 19, 1962
136 So. 2d 130 (La. Ct. App. 1962)

Opinion

No. 387.

December 21, 1961. Rehearing Denied January 15, 1962. Certiorari Denied February 19, 1962.

Appeal from Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Martin; Rene H. Himel, Judge.

Davidson, Meaux, Onebane Donohoe, by J.J. Davidson, Jr., Lafayette, E.L. Guidry, Jr., St. Martinville, for defendants-appellants.

Lawrence Simon, New Iberia, Earl H. Willis, St. Martinville, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Thomas C. Wicker, Jr., New Orleans, for Intervenor.

Before FRUGÉ, CULPEPPER and HOOD, JJ.


This is a companion case to suits entitled Marie Ruby Richard Begnaud et al. v. Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company et al., 136 So.2d 123, and Pelican Creamery et al. v. Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company et al., 136 So.2d 131, all of which cases were consolidated for the purposes of trial and appeal.

The facts and the issues presented in this case were fully set forth and discussed in the opinion which is being rendered today in the Begnaud case. For the reasons set out in that opinion, therefore, the judgment of the district court in the instant suit is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to defendants-appellants.

Affirmed.

On Application for Rehearing.

En Banc. Rehearing denied.


Summaries of

Sonnier v. Texas New Orleans Railroad Company

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit
Feb 19, 1962
136 So. 2d 130 (La. Ct. App. 1962)
Case details for

Sonnier v. Texas New Orleans Railroad Company

Case Details

Full title:Hypolite (Polite) SONNIER et al., Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. TEXAS NEW…

Court:Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: Feb 19, 1962

Citations

136 So. 2d 130 (La. Ct. App. 1962)

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