Schmidt v. New Orleans Rys. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by Peter C. Schmidt against the New Orleans Railways Company. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
NICHOLLS, J.
The plaintiff prays for a judgment in his favor against the defendant for this: That the New Orleans Railways Company is a corporation doing business in this city as operator of street cars.
That on February 15, 1904, between the hours of 10 and half past 10 o’clock p. m., he was a passenger on car No. 253 of the Clio street line of cars operated by the defendant corporation then in charge of Conductor Jules Mossy; that petitioner had paid his fare on entering the car at the intersection of Royal and Orleans streets and was peaceably riding on said car to his…
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- Tolchester Beach Improvement Co. v. SteinmeierCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
- Williams v. Pullman Palace Car Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
- Central Railway Co. v. BrewerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1894
- Ware F. M. C. v. Barataria & Lafourche Canal Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1840
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