Hall v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.

YARRUT, Judge.

This suit arose out of a collision between a New Orleans Public Service bus, driven by Harold L. Hirsch, Sr., and an automobile driven by Otis Hall, at the intersection of O’Keefe Avenue and Carondelet Street, in New Orleans, at about 4:30 P. M., March 1, 1966. Plaintiffs are Mr. Hall and his guest passengers, James Holmes and Charlie Varnado. Defendants are New Orleans Public Service, Inc. and Mr. Hirsch.

It is undisputed that, as Mr. Hirsch drove away from the curb at the bus stop, his bus hit the Hall vehicle’s left rear door and fender, in the Hall vehicle’s lane of traffic.…