Case Name: ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. William W. CULLEN et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1970-09-22
Citations: 256 La. 789
Docket Number: No. 50676
Parties: ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. William W. CULLEN et al.
Judges: HAMLIN, J., concurs, he believing that the result is correct, and no further.
Reporter: Louisiana Reports
Volume: 256
Pages: 789–789

Head Matter:
239 So.2d 172
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. William W. CULLEN et al.
No. 50676.
Sept. 22, 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.