Weiss v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Action by Robert Weiss, Sr., against the New Orleans Railway & Light Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The action was for damages in an amount over $20,000.
Plaintiff was thrown from his wagon about 3 o’clock in the afternoon on the 30th of January, 1911. He was driving his horse in a slow trot down Camp street toward Canal street. The car of the defendant company was running in the same direction. When the car was about 20 feet from the wagon, plaintiff left the track on which he was driving and turned - to the right. The wheels of his wagon fitted the track of the car. The car hit the wagon, threw plaintiff to the ground; his head falling near the curbing. The horse became frightened and ran…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Buechner v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
3Cited by3 opinions
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- McNabb v. DugasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
- King v. JamstremskiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927