BRADFORD v. DOE

No. 8771.

355 So.2d 613 (1978)

Portia BRADFORD v. John DOE and New Orleans Public Service, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Maher, III, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Birdsall, Alvarez & Rodriguez, Benjamin J. Birdsall, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before REDMANN, BOUTALL and BEER, JJ.


BEER, Judge.

Tort action by plaintiff-appellee Bradford against New Orleans Public Service, Inc. for damages resulting from injuries allegedly sustained as she boarded the St. Charles streetcar.

Bradford contends that as she placed her left foot on the streetcar step, reaching for the vertical rail in the doorway of the car, the motorman prematurely closed the door and dragged her ten to fifteen feet before stopping.

At trial, appellant sought to present...

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