Legal Opinion
Harris v. Shreveport Railways Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 1955No. 8409PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLADNEY, Judge.
This action is in tort for personal injuries incurred by a paying passenger on a trolley operated by the defendant. Plaintiff fell when she moved forward in the trolley for the purpose of making an exit from the front end, and as a result suffered severe injuries, including three fractured ribs, a spinal injury and thrombophlebitis.
It is charged that responsibility rests upon the defendant in the following particulars : the bus was being operated at an excessive rate of speed; that the operator, W. T. Friday, failed to observe plaintiff as *518she was making her exit from the bus…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Baker v. Shreveport Rys. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
- Wooten v. ThompsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
3Cited by8 opinions
- Deason v. Greyhound CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Peters v. City of MonroeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Sanders v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Le Beau v. Baton Rouge Bus Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Johnson v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
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