Fitzpatrick v. New Orleans Public Service

This case results from a collision between an electric street car and an automobile which occurred at about 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon, at the corner of Jackson Avenue and Prytania Street in New Orleans. Jackson Avenue has two vehicular traffic lanes separated by a neutral ground on which there are two street car tracks. Prytania Street crosses Jackson Avenue at a right angle and traffic on that street is permitted to operate in both directions. At the corner there are automatic electric semaphore lights by which traffic is controlled. The automobile of plaintiff, driven by him, was going…