Matassa v. Economy Cab Co.

MILLS, Judge.

In the city court of the city of Alexandria, La., plaintiff obtained judgment for injuries received by being struck by one of its vehicles against the Economy Cab Company and its insurer, Owners’ Automobile Insurance Company, of New Orleans, for the sum of $181. From this judgment defendants appealed, and plaintiff has answered asking that the judgment be increased to $275, the amount prayed for.

The 22d day of February, 1934, was, in the city of Alexandria, clear and bright. The sun was shining and the streets dry. At about noon on this day, plaintiff, twenty-three years of age,…