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Illinois Central Railroad v. Cullen

239 So. 2d 172, 256 La. 789, 1970 La. LEXIS 3597
CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana
DecidedSeptember 22, 1970
DocketNo. 50676
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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Bluebook
Illinois Central Railroad v. Cullen, 239 So. 2d 172, 256 La. 789, 1970 La. LEXIS 3597 (La. 1970).

Opinion

Writ denied. The result is correct. Contributory negligence is usually not a bar to recovery against a defendant whose act is wrongful and intended to damage a legally protected interest of plaintiff.

HAMLIN, J., concurs, he believing that the result is correct, and no further. SUMMERS and TATE, JJ., are of the opinion the writ should be granted.

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239 So. 2d 172, 256 La. 789, 1970 La. LEXIS 3597, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/illinois-central-railroad-v-cullen-la-1970.