Sharp v. New Orleans City R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; 'Walter Byers Sommerville, Judge. Action by Prank Sharp against the New Orleans City Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Plaintiff, a man over 70 years old, and weighing 220 pounds, hailed a street car at the corner of Basin and Canal streets, in the city of New Orleans. He was accompanied by his wife. He carried. an umbrella. Whether he did not also have a paper bag of grapes in his hands is a disputed point in the case. The car was on Basin street, the river side, and was going towards Canal. The tracks go into Canal by a wide, easy curve, turning to the left, or towards the river. The car stopped just short of the crossing, or prolongation of the Canal street sidewalk across Basin street. Plaintiff; was on…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Aiken v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Lehman v. Louisiana Western RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- Kennon v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
- Howell v. St. Charles Street RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1870
- Nash v. Canal & Claiborne RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
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- Miller v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
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