Leval v. Dugoni

WILLIAMS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the First City Court in Orleans Parish finding defendants John Hughes and Northwest Insurance Company [“Northwest”] liable for damages to plaintiff’s car.

In October of 1981, Dr. Arthur Dugoni was a passenger in a taxi operated by defendant Myles. Upon reaching his destination, a hotel in the French Quarter, defendant Myles stopped the cab on the left side of Burgundy Street (a one-way street) in order to let Dugoni get out of the cab. Dugoni opened the right door of the cab which was struck by a car driven by plaintiff Leval. Leval’s car…