Whittington v. Western Union Tel. Co.

This ex delicto action was previously before us for consideration. It involves an accident occurring on DeSiard Street, Monroe, Louisiana, in which one of the plaintiffs, Mrs. William Whittington, was injured when struck by a bicycle ridden by L.B. Bell, an employee of the Western Union Telegraph Company, the sole defendant herein.

The appeal at that time was from a judgment ordering the dismissal of the suit, rendered by the district court immediately after plaintiffs had completed the introduction of their evidence and before any was offered by defendant. The reason assigned for such…