Jones v. Canal & C. R.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from civil district court, parish of Orleans; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by Thomas Jones against the Canal & Claiborne Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBlanchard, J.
This is a suit for the recovery of damages for personal injuries, caused, as alleged, through the fault and negligence of defendant’s servants.
The defense is that if plaintiff were injured by defendant’s electric car, the same was the result of his own fault and want of care and prudence.
Neither party prayed for trial by jury.
The district judge was of the opinion that the evidence adduced before him established that the mishap which overtook the plaintiff was occasioned by his attempting to leave the car while it was in motion and before it had reached the usual and prescribed place for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ricketts v. Birmingham Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1888
- McDonald v. Montgomery Street RailwaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. MumfordIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Finkeldey v. Omnibus Cable Co.California Supreme Court · 1896
- Ober v. Crescent City RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Caillier v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1921
- Pitard v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Cady v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925