Millstead v. City of New Orleans

JANVIER, Judge.

Plaintiff, while riding in an automobile driven by her daughter and owned by the community existing between her husband and herself, was jolted from her position on the rear seat when the car struck a depression in the roadway. She fell to the floor and received most serious permanent injuries.

She seeks recovery from the city of New Orleans, alleging that the cause of her injuries was the defective condition of the surface of the street on which the ear was being operated.

The defenses relied on are that the alleged defects did not render the roadway unsafe for persons using it…