Legal Opinion
Carter v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 8, 1974No. 5990PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STOULIG, Judge.
Plaintiffs, Daisy and Robert Carter, filed suit for damages allegedly incurred *528by Mrs. Carter while she was a passenger on a bus owned by defendant transit company, New Orleans' Public Service Inc. It is alleged the driver slammed on the brakes of the moving bus as Mrs. Carter walked toward a seat, causing her to be thrown backward to the floor. As a result, she claimed, a dormant arthritic condition was activated to cause lumbar and cervical pain and disability that still persisted when this matter was tried. After a jury trial, a verdict (9 to 3) awarding $25,000 to Mrs.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- American Home Assurance Company v. CzarnieckiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- Kientz v. Charles Dennery, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Bourgeois v. FrancoisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- Martin v. SlocumLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Alphonse v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Carter v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- CUMIS INS. SOC., INC. v. ChristidisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Hurst v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- Carter v. New Orleans Public Service Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1974