Litolff v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter B. Sommerville, Judge. Action by Adam H. Litolff against the New Orleans Railway & Light Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
Plaintiff’s little boy, 6 years and 4 months old, who, plaintiff says, was 8 years old in size and 2 years old in sense, ran in front of one of the electric cars of the defendant company and was killed. Plaintiff contends that the motorman could have se.en the child in time to stop, but that he was looking to one side, instead of ahead. The car was going down Chippewa street, which is an unpaved narrow street with a single track in the center. The exact width of the street is not stated in the record; but in the photographs, which give a view straight down the street, the space between the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Campbell v. New Orleans City RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Miller v. St. Charles St. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Cloud v. Alexandria Electric Rys. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
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