Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Baton Rouge Electric Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 4, 1939No. 1953PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LE BLANC, Judge.
The plaintiff, a colored woman named Leathy Hughes, instituted this suit to recover a rather substantial amount for damages for personal injuries which she claims to have sustained as a result of an accident which happened while she was a passenger on a motor bus belonging at the time to the Baton Rouge Electric Company and which was being operated by one of its employees.
The original defendant was the Baton Rouge Electric' Company and after trial, judgment was rendered in its favor rejecting plaintiff’s demand and dismissing her suit. On learning that the affairs of that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cusimano v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- McGinn v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Sharp v. New Orleans City R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- McRae v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Vincent v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Gross v. Teche Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Oppenheim v. Toye Bros. Yellow Cab Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
- Coleman v. Continental Southern LinesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Brown v. Homer-Doyline Bus LinesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1945
- Johnson v. Continental Southern Lines, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
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