Legal Opinion
Jackson v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 12, 1977No. 7812PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUTALL, Judge.
This is an appeal from a lower court judgment awarding the plaintiff $2,339.58 damages incurred as a consequence of plaintiff’s fall on a Public Service bus.
On November 8, 1974, at approximately 10:30 A.M., plaintiff Lillie Mae Jackson boarded a New Orleans Public Service, Inc. bus as a fare paying passenger. As the plaintiff proceeded past the driver in order to locate a seat, the bus moved forward, causing the plaintiff to slip and fall on the wet floor of the bus. The plaintiff suffered injuries to her right back, right greater trochanter area, and right knee area. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wise v. PrescottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Gross v. Teche Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Mire v. Lafourche Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
- Adams v. Great American Indemnity CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Coleman v. Continental Southern LinesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. JeantyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Ellizey v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Jackson v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. JeantyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998