McMahon v. McDonald

JANVIER, Judge.

The plaintiff, Thomas McMahon, a “passenger agent” for a taxicab company in New Orleans, was assaulted and beaten by the defendant, Albert J. McDonald, on the sidewalk in front of a hotel in New Orleans and in the vestibule leading from the sidewalk to the main lobby of the hotel.

Alleging that the assault was entirely without provocation and that he had been seriously injured, McMahon brought this suit against McDonald, praying for judgment for $2,043, of which he claimed $1,500 for indignity, humiliation and injury to his feelings; $500 for pain and suffering; $18 for…