Ridgdell v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board

The plaintiff in this suit was formerly employed by the Tangipahoa Parish School Board as a school bus driver. He had a certain designated route over which he had to transport the children to and from school at Amite. During the month of February, 1942, there was certain construction and repair work going on on the road and it was necessary for him to use a detour. On this detour route he was obliged to cross the railroad tracks of the Illinois Central Railway and on the morning of February 12, 1942, while he was negotiating that crossing, the school bus which he was driving was run into by a…