Youngblood v. Robison
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
Shortly past midnight on October 20, 1955, plaintiff, a Negro woman, received severe and painful personal injuries when struck by an automobile driven by Douglas W. Robison on Linwood Avenue in the city of Shreveport while she was waiting to board a northbound trolley. Plaintiff was standing on the trolley platform, or “safety zone” on the east side of Linwood Avenue, 79 feet north of the north curbline of Claiborne Avenue at its intersection with Linwood. Just prior to striking and running *341down plaintiff, Robison had been driving his car northward on Linwood Avenue toward…
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