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PERKINS v. TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 46086.

147 So.2d 646 (1962)

243 La. 829

Maxine PERKINS v. TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 10, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Porter & Scofield, Lake Charles, for applicant.

Camp, Palmer, Carwile, Babin & Barsh, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

SANDERS, Justice.

This is a tort action. Plaintiff, the 67-year-old widow of Tanner Perkins, seeks damages for the death of her husband in the collision of an automobile, in which he was riding, with a train of the defendant railroad. The district court awarded damages. The Court of Appeal affirmed.1 We granted certiorari to review the judgment of the Court of Appeal.

The tragic accident which gave rise to this litigation occurred...

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