Legal Opinion
Merrick v. Wheeler
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 31, 1982No. Nos. 12944, 13172, 13173PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KLEES, Judge.
In each of these consolidated cases, Defendant, New Orleans Public Service, Inc., appeals from judgments for damages sustained by Plaintiffs, Vernell Merrick, Gertrude Edwards and Jean Matthews in an accident which occurred while they were passengers on a bus owned and operated by defendant.
The issue presented on appeal is whether defendant driver’s action in parking her bus with the rear end protruding into the street constituted a proximate cause of the accident. The trial court concluded that it did and we affirm.
On August 2, 1977 at approximately 7 p. m. during a light rain,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Laird v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Galland v. NEW ORLEANS PUB. SERVICE, INC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Walker v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Vaughn v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Merrick v. WheelerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982