Legal Opinion
Van v. Teche Lines, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 2, 1935No. 15024PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESTERFIELD, Judge.
This is a suit for damages for physical injuries brought by Mrs. Mintie Helen Van against the Teche Lines, Inc., the operator of a system of busses, in which the sum of $5,039.84 is claimed for a fractured wrist caused by a fall in the waiting room of the defendant in the city of New Orleans on June 13, 1932, and alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant.
There was judgment below in defendant’s •favor, and plaintiff has appealed.
The gravamen of the charge of negligence against defendant is the slippery character of the surface of a doormat in front of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Givens v. De Soto Bldg. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Ware v. Evangelical Baptist Benevolent & Missionary SocietyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
- Suggs v. Saenger Theatres, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- Hendricks v. Maison Blanche Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
- Doell v. St. Charles Theatre, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
3Cited by7 opinions
- Dominguez v. Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1945
- Robson v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.California Court of Appeal · 1945
- The Greyhound Corporation v. Mrs. Annie M. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Forbes v. RuffNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
- Steer v. Orleans Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
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