Poncet v. South New Orleans Light & Traction Co.

Plaintiff alleges that while a passenger on a street car owned and operated' by the defendant street rail-the purpose of separating the white and colored races and was seriously injured”. She sues for $5000.00.

Defendant for answer denies in articulate form all the allegations of plaintiff’s petition.

There was judgment helow in plaintiff’s .favor for $1000.00 and both plaintiff and defendant ask its revision in this court.

The evidence convinces us that the accident occurred in the manner described in the petition. In fact, there is no evidence to the contrary except the conductor, who says…