Parish v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.

KLEES, Judge.

On October 1, 1978, as the petitioner attempted to board a bus owned by defendant, NOPSI, she was caught in between the two sliding doors.

After trial, the trial court found that the bus driver closed the door of the bus without looking to see if there were any additional passengers attempting to board the bus. The trial court concluded that defendant breached the duty owed by it as a public carrier to its customers. Smith v. NOPSI, 391 So.2d 962 (La.App. 4th 1980). We find that this duty also includes those risks to which passengers are exposed while boarding.

The plaintiff at…