Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. N. O. Ry. & L. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 1927No. 9616PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtByrnes, Judge
ad hoc. On May 29, 1918, Miss Olive May Stephenson, a passenger on Car No. 49, belonging to and operated by the New Orleans Railway and Light Company, fell from the rear platform of said ear, and as a result of the fall she was rendered unconscious and died three hours later without regaining her senses.
Miss Stephenson was 38 years old, unmarried, and left neither father nor mother surviving her. Her sole and only heirs are two brothers and two sisters, the plaintiffs in this case.
The New Orleans Railway and Light Company, in compliance with City Ordinance No. 2346 Commission Council Series,…
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