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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Black v. Carrollton Railroad, 10 La. Ann. 33.

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c/w 2022-cc-00539 c/w 2022-cc-00730 La. 2023
Co., (1855), where the tort was first discussed and rejected.
Trahan v. McManus 728 So. 2d 1273 La. 1999
Overruled Declouet v. Orleans Parish School Bd. 715 So. 2d 69 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1998
Adams v. JE Merit Const., Inc. 712 So. 2d 88 La. 1998
(1855), (holding that third parties may recover damages for mental anguish in certain cases, and, notably for our purposes, recognizing that Black had characterized such damages as punitive damages).
Smith v. Succession of Trattler 681 So. 2d 961 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1996
[2] the Supreme Court held that damages for mental anguish sustained by a person not directly injured, but who instead witnessed another person suffer an injury, were not compensable.
LeJeune v. Rayne Branch Hospital 539 So. 2d 849 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1989
Co., (1855), which held that such damages are punitive in nature and therefore could not be awarded.
Sherwood v. Ticheli 120 So. 107 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1929
Before considering the evidence relative to the extent of plaintiff’s injury, we dispose of the claim for damages for mental anguish suffered by plaintiff as the result of injuries alleged to have been sustained by her child, as the law is well settled that plaintiff cannot recover damages on that ground (Black vs. Carrollton R. R. Co. , 63 Am.
Bardt v. Champon 6 La. App. 763 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1927
Black vs. Carrollton R. R. Co., .
Scarborough v. Louisiana Ry. & Nav. Co. 82 So. 286 La. 1919
Vincent v. Morgan's Louisiana & T. R. & S. S. Co. 74 So. 541 La. 1917
Underwood v. Gulf Refining Co. 55 So. 641 La. 1911
442, Blake v. Midland Railroad Company.” Black v. N. O. & C. R. Co., , 63 Am.
Sperier v. Ott 41 So. 323 La. 1906
Pattison v. Gulf Bag Co. 41 So. 224 La. 1906
Black v. Carrollton Railroad *966 Company, , 63 Am.