GONZALES v. CHECKER CABS, INC.

No. 5705.

286 So.2d 718 (1973)

Bessie Duke GONZALES and Louis B. Gonzales v. CHECKER CABS, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 1974.

Writ Refused March 1, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Cyril Broussard, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gregory M. Porobil, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees Checker Cabs, Inc., Taxicab Bonding Ass'n, Inc., St. Louis Fire and Marine Ins. Co., Edward C. Bourquard and Julius W. Dietz.

Before BAILES, FLEMING and BRADLEY, JJ., Pro Tem.


JULIAN E. BAILES, Judge Pro Tem.

This is a suit in tort arising out of a fall by the plaintiff-wife upon alighting from a taxicab. Plaintiff, Bessie Duke Gonzales, seeks recovery of damages for physical injuries received by reason of the fall and her husband, Louis B. Gonzales, sues for recovery of medical expenses and loss of wages of his wife.

The plaintiffs who are appellants herein appeal from the judgment of the trial court rejecting their claims on the...

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