ALEXANDER v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE, INC.

No. 4920.

262 So.2d 538 (1972)

Mercedes ALEXANDER v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE, INC., and John Doe.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 16, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Butler, Reeves & McCay, Perrin C. Butler, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

A. R. Christovich, Jr. and C. B. Ogden, III, New Orleans, for defendant-appellants.

Before SAMUEL, CHASEZ and BOUTALL, JJ.


BOUTALL, Judge.

This is a suit by a passenger on a city transit bus, seeking recovery for personal injuries sustained while attempting to depart the bus. Jury trial was had resulting in a verdict of $5,000.00 in favor of plaintiff, and the defendant appeals. Plaintiff has answered seeking an increase in the amount of the award.

The facts show that Mercedes Alexander was a passenger on a New Orleans Public Service, Inc., bus whose route was along Esplanade...

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