Roach v. New Orleans Public Service Inc.

REDMANN, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment for an 83-year-old passenger who fell as a streetcar started up immediately after she boarded, before she had time to get to the nearest seat.

Defendant argues that plaintiff was in good health; that the streetcar is equipped with rods passengers can hold; that there was no substance on the floor; that (according to several witnesses) the streetcar did not start with any unusual jerking motion; and that the carrier is not [we add, ordinarily] liable for normal movement of transit vehicles (citing Harris v. Shreveport Rwys. Co., La.App., 2 Cir.…