Shelley v. Waguespack

This is an action for damages for personal injuries received by the plaintiff from an automobile operated by the defendant.

The collision happened at a public crossing where Jena street intersects Prytania street in this city. The last-named street is traversed by two tracks of the city electric railway. The uptown track is on the wood side, and the downtowp track is on the river side of said street. The space between the two tracks is some four or five feet in width and about nine feet from the downtown track to the curb, and which last-mentioned space is used for vehicular traffic.

The…