Martin v. Graves

BOUTALL, Judge.

Ernest Martin 'sued a truck driver and New Orleans Public Service, Inc. for personal injuries and damages arising from a hit-and-run collision between the truck and the bus on which plaintiff was a fare-paying passenger. He appeals from a judgment dismissing his suit against New Orleans Public Service, Inc.

At issue here is solely whether or not an act or omission by the defendant’s bus driver caused or contributed to the cause of the accident. The defendant-appellee contends that the bus was stopped at the time of the hit-and-run accident and was in the proper lane of traffic,…