Legal Opinion
Hurst v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 14, 1985No. CA-3347PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEES, Judge.
In this case, plaintiff, Charles Hurst, appeals from a judgment dismissing his suit against New Orleans Public Service, Inc., (NOPSI). Mr. Hurst filed suit against NOPSI as tutor of his minor daughter, Dernice Hurst, for injuries she sustained while she was a fare paying passenger on a bus owned and operated by the defendant.
The issue presented on appeal is whether the trial judge committed manifest error in finding that the defendant met its burden of exculpating itself of negligence.
On January 31, 1983, the plaintiff, Dern-ice Hurst, was returning home from school on a NOPSI…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Galland v. NEW ORLEANS PUB. SERVICE, INC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Alphonse v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Carter v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
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