Bemiss v. New Orleans City & Lake Railroad
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Civil District Oourt for the Parish of Orleans. Ellis, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
McEnery, J.
The plaintiff brought this suit to recover damages for personal injuries inflicted upon him by the defendant corporation.
The defence is a general denial, and negligence on the part of •plaintiff. There was judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of seven thousand four hundred dollars. The defendant appealed.
There is some conflict of testimony as to whether the plaintiff re•ceived the injury while stepping or jumping from the car when in *1672motion, or whether he fell from the platform of the car while in motion, by a sudden jerk in…
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