Monge v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish •of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by Mr. and Mrs. Cannon Monge, for use of their infant child, Mildred Monge, against the New Orleans Railway & Light Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals. Judgment set aside and reformed.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
' The 20 months old girl of the plaintiffs was struck by one of the electric cars of the defendant company, and had both bones of one of her legs broken just above the ankle, and the skin at that place “all torn,” and one arm broken just below the shoulder; and the present suit is in damages for the injuries thus suffered by the child, and to recover the expenses incident to the treatment of the child. The child is said to have suffered a good deal, and not to have been able to walk for some 60 days. The bones knit perfectly, and at the time of the trial no sign of the injury remained. The…
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