Legal Opinion
Matthews v. N. O. Public Service Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 2, 1928No. 10,485PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClaiborne, J.
The plaintiff claims of the defendant $20,000 for damages alleged to have been suffered by him while riding upon one of defendant’s cars.
He alleges that on October 1, 1924, at about five o’clock p. m., he boarded a car of defendant company at the corner of Canal and Lopez going towards the river; that other persons boarded the same car at the same time and place; that the rear platform of the car over which he had to pass to get into the car proper, was so crowded that it was not possible for him to get upon the platform immediately upon boarding the same, and that he had to ride upon the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hopkins v. New Orleans Railway & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Brinkman v. St. Landry Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Sharp v. New Orleans City R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Williams v. Liberty Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
- Vincent v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Wooten v. ThompsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
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- Bacon v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
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