Blanco v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; T. C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by Manuel Blanco against the New Orleans Railway & Light Company. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment awarding plaintiff $2,000 as damages for personal injuries sustained by him in a collision with a street car.
[1] It appears from the evidence that upon a morning in February, 1914, plaintiff, who lived on Prieur street below Canal street, and was on his way to his place of business, came up on the lake side of Prieur street with a view of taking an inbound Canal street car, and that, upon reaching the property line corner (upon which Asbury’s drug store was situated), he saw such a car approaching (from the direction of the lake and moving…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jones v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
3Cited by5 opinions
- Allen v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1963
- Mattingly v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
- Pavey v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
- Ex parte EllisAlabama Court of Appeals · 1964
- Todd v. VigeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1932