Henderson v. Baton Rouge Bus Co.

SARTAIN, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from an adverse judgment in the District Court which rejected her claims for personal injuries and special damages that resulted from an injury she sustained while riding as a paying passenger on a bus operated by the defendant.

The facts in this case are undisputed. Plaintiff paid her fare and got on Bus No. 123 at or near the corner of 36th and North Streets in the City of Baton Rouge. She boarded this bus on November 6, 1962 at approximately 7:30 A.M. o’clock. The bus has a seating capacity for 41 persons. However, on the day the accident occurred it was a…