Peterson v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge. Suit by Charles Peterson against the New Orleans Railway & Light Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The plaintiff sued the New Orleans Railway & Light Company and the Jackson Brewing Company for $7,500 damages for personal injuries which he alleged he had suffered in a collision between an electric car of the railway company and an auto truck of the brewing company. During •the trial before a jury he abandoned his case against the brewing company. The jury rendered a verdict in his favor for $1,500, and judgment was rendered against the railway company accordingly. The defendant prosecutes this appeal, and the plaintiff, answering the appeal, prays, for an increase of the judgment to the…
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