BASSHAM v. SHREVEPORT TRANSIT COMPANY

No. 11255.

227 So.2d 160 (1969)

L. Lee BASSHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SHREVEPORT TRANSIT COMPANY, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, City of Shreveport, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 20, 1969.

Writ Refused December 19, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Booth, Lockard, Jack, Pleasant & Lesage, by H. F. Sockrider, Jr., Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mayer & Smith, by Sam A. Smith, Feist, Schober & Gray, by James F. Howell, Shreveport, for defendants-appellees.

Before AYRES, BOLIN and PRICE, JJ.


BOLIN, Judge.

L. Lee Bassham sues for $17,500 for damages caused by the cracking of foundation, floors and walls of his house in Shreveport, Louisiana, and for disturbance, inconvenience, invasion of privacy and violation of his sensibilities. Plaintiff alleged the damage was occasioned by vibrations occurring when Shreveport Transit Company busses passed along a city street adjoining plaintiff's property. Suit was instituted on October 30, 1967, against Shreveport...

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