Dahlberg v. Shreveport Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; T. F. Bell, Judge. Action by Mrs. Lola Dahlberg and others against the Shreveport Traction Company. Verdict for plaintiffs for $1,000, judgment thereon, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SOMMERVILLE,
J. The plaintiff sues the Shreveport Traction Company to recover $5,000 damages for alleged injuries claimed to have been received by her in attempt*97ing to alight from a car operated by defendant company in Shreveport on July 29, 1912. She alleges that the negligence of the defendant consists in the starting of the car with a sudden jerk as she was in the act of alighting, which threw her to the ground, seriously wounding her head and back, shocking her nerves, and impairing her health.
Defendant specially denied any fault, negligence, or carelessness, and averred the sole cause of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Anderson v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
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