ALEXANDER v. CONTINENTAL SOUTHERN LINES, INC.

No. 9490.

130 So.2d 539 (1961)

Mrs. Enette ALEXANDER, Plaintiff-Appellee v. CONTINENTAL SOUTHERN LINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 1, 1961.

Certiorari Denied June 29, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stafford & Pitts, Alexandria, for appellant.

John S. C. Massey, West Monroe, for appellee.

Before HARDY, GLADNEY and BOLIN, JJ.


GLADNEY, Judge.

In this action in tort Mrs. Enette Alexander seeks damages for injuries sustained when she fell while alighting from defendant's bus. The trial court held the evidence supported a finding of liability of defendant and awarded plaintiff the sum of $13,237.48. Defendant has appealed.

The law is well settled that a carrier of passengers must exercise a degree of care, skill and diligence for the safety of its passengers, as is required by the...

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