Ross v. Sisters of Charity of Incarnate Word
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; R. D. Webb, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Annie Ross and by her husband in his own interest against the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. Judgment for defendant dismissing the suit, and Mrs. Ross appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Mrs. Ross assisted by her husband, Robert L. Ross, and Mr. Ross, in his own interest, sue the defendant for $5,000 for injuries sustained by Mrs. Ross and $50 for personal expenses incurred by Mrs. Rossi because of said injuries.
Plaintiffs allege that while Mrs. Ross was on a visit to the sanitarium in charge of the defendant that she was injured while descending from the third floor to the first floor in a single automatic push button elevator, which was in such condition and repair as to endanger the lives of those who used the same, and that it was not in a normal state of repair when she…
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