Spurlock v. Shreveport Traction Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Thomas Fletcher Bell, Judge. Action by AVilliam H. Spurlock and wife against the Shreveport Traction Company. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
AVhen the ears of the’-defendant company enter upon Texas street, which is a double-track street, the gates of the platforms are closed on the side of the other track, as a precautionary measure to prevent egress or ingress on that side. On the 25th of November, 1904, after dark, between 6 and 6:30 p. in:, one of the cars of the defendant company, with another car or trailer behind it, entered upon Texas street at Spring street, two blocks below the corner *3where stands the Opera House. The conductor says that on thus entering Texas street he closed the gate and fastened it. The two cars…
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