CASBORN v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE INC.

No. CA-1135.

448 So.2d 176 (1984)

Winnie Louise CASBORN v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE INC. et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Dissenting Opinion March 16, 1984.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 1984.

Writ Denied June 8, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Frazier, Jr., Marrero, for plaintiff.

Floyd F. Greene, New Orleans, for defendant.

Before REDMANN, C.J., and BARRY and WILLIAMS, JJ.


REDMANN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff was injured when she fell on a rainy day on the wet floor of a public bus she had just boarded, before the bus began to move. She now appeals from the dismissal on the merits of her damage suit against the bus company. We affirm.

Although plaintiff testified she was "quite certain" that a sudden start by the bus caused her fall, the trial judge found that the bus had not started forward before plaintiff fell. Accepting the trial...

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