Marshall v. City of Baton Rouge

The plaintiff brought this suit to recover the sum of $452.37 on account of damage to his automobile, loss of its use, and personal injuries sustained in an accident which occurred on June 14, 1946, about 10.00 o'clock, P.M. in the City of Baton Rouge. He alleges in his petition that he was driving south on South 13th Street on his way home when the front part of his car ran into a large hole in the street, which hole was not lighted nor any warnings placed thereat. His claim is based on the alleged negligence of the City in permitting this unlighted and unmarked hole to exist in the street.…