Bofill v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by John W. Boflll against the New Orleans Railway & Light Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
Defendant appeals from a verdict ,and judgment awarding plaintiff 8500 as damages for personal injuries sustained by him whilst riding in a patrol wagon, and by reason of a collision between the wagon and a street car. Plaintiff answers the appeal and prays for an increase in the amount of the award. The undisputed facts and the testimony from which the others are to be deduced are as follows:
Plaintiff was a police officer in New Orleans and was on duty at the Third Precinct station at about 1:15 o’clock on Christmas morning, 1911, when a call for police…
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