Legal Opinion
Howell v. St. Charles Street Railroad
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 15, 1870No. 2109PublishedCited by 4 opinions
APPEAL from the Sixth District Court, parish of Orleans. Cooley, J. This case was tried by a j ury in the court a qua.
1Opinion of the CourtHowe, J.
The plaintiff sues to recover damages for personal injuries sustained through the negligence of a driver of one of the defendant’s cars. It appears that, being a passenger, she gave the usual signal for stopping, and the car was stopped; but while she was *604getting out, and was standing with one foot in the car and the other on the step, the driver let up his brake and started suddenly and rapidly forward, in such a way as to fling the plaintiff down on the square block pavement with such violence as to fracture her thigh and inflict other severe injuries. At the time of the accident she was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lowe v. KornerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1832
3Cited by4 opinions
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- New Orleans Terminal Co. v. TellerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Sharp v. New Orleans City R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
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