1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. So.2d
  4. 415 So.2d
  5. 415 So.2d 343 (1982)
 

FISHER v. WALTERS

No. 14864.

415 So.2d 343 (1982)

Mrs. Minnie FISHER, Jr., widow of Allen Charles Fisher, Jr., Individually and on behalf of her minor children, Cheryl L. Fisher, Valarie D. Fisher, Angela Fisher, Sonja Renee Fisher, Allen Charles Fisher, III, and Adrian J. Fisher, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Forest WALTERS, Richard Hadden, Sr., and Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thompson, Sparks, Cudd & Dean by Wood T. Sparks, Monroe, for defendants-appellants.

James D. Caldwell, Tallulah and Richard V. Burnes, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HALL, JASPER E. JONES, and FRED W. JONES, Jr., JJ.

HALL, Judge.

In this wrongful death action arising out of a railroad crossing accident the defendant railroad and the defendant engineer and fireman appeal from a judgment awarding $840,000 in damages to the widow and children of the decedent. Issues presented by the appeal are the negligence of the railroad crew operating the train, the contributory negligence of the decedent driver of the car which was struck by the train, the last clear chance of the railroad crew...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases