Shankle v. Tri-State Transit Co. of Louisiana

This is a suit brought by Olivia Shankle against the Tri-State Transit Company of Louisiana, Incorporated, which operates a passenger bus line between the cities of Shreveport and Lake Charles, in Louisiana, for damages for personal injuries suffered by her when she was assaulted by the driver of the defendant company's bus on which she had been riding from Lake Charles to De Ridder, after its arrival at De Ridder, on the morning of May 8, 1938.

Her husband joined her as party plaintiff seeking to recover also for medical fees and expenses in connection with the treatment of her injuries and…