Legal Opinion
Whitehead v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 9, 1983No. CA-0865PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GULOTTA, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing her personal injury suit against New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI). We affirm.
On May 1, 1981, Iris Whitehead fell from the bottom step while alighting through the rear door of a NOPSI bus. According to plaintiff, after falling she noticed that the runner in the middle of the bottom step was worn through and had a shiny spot as large as the palm of her hand revealing the metal underneath. She claims the worn and defective step caused her to fall.
In written reasons for judgment, the trial judge stated “Plaintiff failed to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wise v. PrescottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Galland v. NEW ORLEANS PUB. SERVICE, INC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Walton v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- DeClouet v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Trask v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
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- Felton v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003