Martin v. Board of Fire Com'rs
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Thos. C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by Frank Martin against the Board of Fire Commissioners for the City of New Orleans and others. From a judgment against the Fire Commissioners, they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff, knocked down and injured by a team of horses hitched to a fire engine on the 5th day of September, 1908, in the daytime, between 11 o’clock a. m. and 12 o’clock m., brought this suit for $5,000 against the board of fire commissioners for the city of New Orleans. Plaintiff was walking on the sidewalk of Tulane avenue near Howard street, when he was run into by the horses pulling fire engine No. 14. They were driven by and were in charge of the housekeeper of the defendant company, who was accompanied by another employe, both seated in front of the engine.
Plaintiff charges that they…
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