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SHORTS v. NEW ORLEANS PUB. SEV. INC.

No. CA-8676.

522 So.2d 1265 (1988)

Jennie SHORTS v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 10, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Floyd F. Greene, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Clarence L. Richardson, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BARRY, KLEES and PLOTKIN, JJ.

PLOTKIN, Judge.

Plaintiff, Jennie Shorts, instituted suit against defendant, New Orleans Public Service, Inc., (NOPSI), for damages received by Ms. Shorts while a passenger on a bus owned and operated by NOPSI. The trial judge awarded the plaintiff $3500 for pain and suffering and $322 for the itemized medical bills. Defendant NOPSI appeals. We reverse.

The question presented here is the liability of NOPSI for injuries caused to a fare-paying passenger who...

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