Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Airline Motor Coaches
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 8, 1948No. 7167PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff, a Negro man aged sixty, alleging that he suffered physical injuries while riding on a bus owned and operated by Airline Motor Coaches, Incorporated, hereinafter called the bus company, instituted this suit against said company and its insurer, Highway Insurance Underwriters of Austin, Texas, to recover a large amount of damages. The below related facts are uncontradicted:
The bus company is authorized to and is engaged in the operation of a line of passenger motor busses in the States of Louisiana and Texas. It is, therefore, a common carrier.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wallace v. Shreveport Rys. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
- Caldwell v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Levy v. Indemnity Ins. Co. of North AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
- Lapleine v. Morgan's Louisiana & Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
- Henderson v. Louisiana Power Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
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3Cited by4 opinions
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