Hood v. U.S.I.F. Wynnewood Corp.

BLANCHE, Justice.

We approve the factual resume in the opinion of the Court of Appeal, 377 So.2d 480 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1979), and affirm its decision with the following revision.

The opinion of the Court of Appeal refers to Galland v. N.O.P.S.I., 370 So.2d 610 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1979). On writs of certiorari to this Court, we reversed that decision,1 stating that the mere showing of an injury to a fare-paying passenger on a public conveyance and his failure to reach his destination safely establishes a prima facie case of negligence. Upon making such a showing, proof of the cause of the damage,…