Daull v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Théard, Judge. Actions by Rev. Edmond. Daull and by Miss Florence Cuneo against the New Orleans Railway & Light Company. From judgments awarding damages to each plaintiff, defendant appeals, and plaintiffs answer, pray ing an increase in the award.
1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.
Plaintiffs sue for personal injuries alleged to have been received in the collision of an automobile, driven and occupied by them, with a street car belonging to the defendant company. The negligence' charged is that the motorman of the defendant was running the street car at an excessive rate of speed, and failed to sound his-gong as a warning of its approach.
The answer admits the collision, but avers that the defendant does not know whether the plaintiffs were the occupants of the automobile or not, and charges contributory negligence on the part of the chauffeur, whoever he may have been.
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- Jacobs v. JacobsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
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- Maritzky v. Shreveport Rys. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- Broussard v. Louisiana Western R. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Peterson v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
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