YOUNGBLOOD v. ROBISON

Nos. 43874, 43878.

118 So.2d 431 (1960)

239 La. 338

Allean YOUNGBLOOD v. Douglas W. ROBISON et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 21, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilkinson, Lewis, Madison & Woods, Shreveport, for applicant in 43878.

Jackson, Smith, Mayer & Kennedy, Shreveport, for applicant in 43874.

Jackson, Smith, Mayer & Kennedy, Shreveport, for respondent in 43878.

C. P. Brocato, Booth, Lockard, Jack, Pleasant & LeSage, Shreveport, for respondent in 43874.


McCALEB, Justice.

Shortly past midnight on October 20, 1955, plaintiff, a Negro woman, received severe and painful personal injuries when struck by an automobile driven by Douglas W. Robison on Linwood Avenue in the city of Shreveport while she was waiting to board a northbound trolley. Plaintiff was standing on the trolley platform, or "safety zone" on the east side of Linwood Avenue, 79 feet north of the north curbline of Claiborne Avenue at its intersection with...

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