Fuge v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Action by Mrs. B. H. Fuge, wife of Thomas F. Fuge, against the New Orleans Railway & light Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Plaintiff asks damages in the sum of $20,320 against the defendant company for an accident which happened to her on leaving one of defendant’s street cars on Peters avenue, near Pitt street, on the morning of February 24, 1914, Mardi Gras day; through the alleged fault of defendant’s employés. Defendant answers that it was without fault in the premises, and alleged that plaintiff alighted from the car, and in so doing fell, from causes unknown to defendant, and over which it had no control. There was a trial before a jury, which resulted in a verdict and judgment for $6,000 in favor of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lowenthal v. Vicksburg, S. & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
3Cited by2 opinions
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