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Spurgeon v. Texas Pacific Railway Company

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit
Apr 30, 1962
138 So. 2d 128 (La. Ct. App. 1962)

Opinion

No. 444.

February 7, 1962. Rehearing Denied March 14, 1962. Certiorari Denied April 30, 1962.

Appeal from Tenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches; Julian E. Bailes, Judge.

Frank H. Peterman, Alexandria, and Gerard F. Thomas, Jr., Natchitoches, for defendant-appellant.

Frugé Foret, by Jack C. Frugé, Ville Platte, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before TATE, SAVOY and HOOD, JJ.


The plaintiff brings this suit to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband, James Spurgeon. He was killed when one of the defendant's trains collided with a car driven by William Renz in which the decedent Spurgeon was riding as a passenger. The defendant appeals from adverse judgment.

All issues of the present appeal have been discussed in the companion appeal decide this same day arising out of the same accident. Renz v. Texas Pacific Railway Company, La. App., 138 So.2d 114. No issues on appeal is raised as to the amount of the award, which does not appear to be either manifestly excessive or manifestly inadequate.

For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed at the cost of the defendant-appellant.

Affirmed.

On Application for Rehearing.

En Banc. Rehearing denied.

FRUGÉ, J., recused.


Summaries of

Spurgeon v. Texas Pacific Railway Company

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit
Apr 30, 1962
138 So. 2d 128 (La. Ct. App. 1962)
Case details for

Spurgeon v. Texas Pacific Railway Company

Case Details

Full title:Ida Johnson SPURGEON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The TEXAS PACIFIC RAILWAY…

Court:Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: Apr 30, 1962

Citations

138 So. 2d 128 (La. Ct. App. 1962)

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